Has Minnesota Orchestra dispute found a new tune?
Submitted by Steve on July 12, 2013
From Graydon Royce, writing for the Star Tribune:
The Minnesota Orchestra’s management and musicians — now in the 11th month of a bitter labor lockout — are quietly talking again behind the scenes. Multiple sources close to the dispute say representatives of the two sides met with an independent mediator this week to see whether ground rules can be set for formal bargaining.
The mediator idea arose from private conversations with Gov. Mark Dayton, these sources say.
No agreement has been reached, and significant hurdles remain for negotiators who have staked out positions with scorching public rhetoric. Both sides will decide within the next week to 10 days whether they can work with the mediator.