… a serious of posts serving to update and inform the public directly of the concerns of the DSO’s musicians as the strike unfolded.

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April 2011

• Well Done is Better than Well Said
• MDSO Returns to the Stage of Orchestra Hall
• Where We Stand – Tentative Agreement

March 2011

• The Time is Right Now
• Stall … Stall … Stall …
• DSO’s Leadership Rejects Binding Arbitration
• Pathway to Settlement

February 2011

• Musicians on Community Outreach
• Negotiations Update: February 11-17, 2011
• Management Unmasked
• The Disgrace of the DSO Board Leadership

January 2011

• DSO Management’s Shell Game
• Outlook 2011

December 2010

• The Real Story
• Statement by the Musicians
• Musicians Agree with Levin – Granholm
• Levin – Granholm Statement
• Help Us Save Your Orchestra – Ask “Why?”
• Letter to the Detroit News
• Tenure is Not Security
• Letter to the Editor

November 2010

• Thanksgiving Break(down)

October 2010

• Defining “Redefining”
• Open Letter to Civic Friends
• Letter to Sarah Chang
• A Strike We Did Not Want

September 2010

• Why did JoAnn Falletta have to Withdraw?
• Proposal “B” Revisited

August 2010

• Artistic Excellence Earned by Collective Bargaining
• Proposal A & Proposal B: Unmasked! Threats masquerading as negotiating.
• Strubler Editorial Cartoons

July 2010

• Statement of Position
• Where We Stand
• How We Got Here
• Save Your Orchestra

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