Tentative Deal

From the Arizona Daily Star:

The Arizona Opera Orchestra narrowly averted a strike that could have disrupted this weekend’s run of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The orchestra and opera management struck a tentative deal late Monday afternoon that addresses one of the musicians’ biggest concerns: job security.

The musicians have been lobbying for a contract that guarantees their employment beyond the three-year window of the deal. Management met them halfway, guaranteeing the musicians a three-year contract with a two-year right of refusal.

• Tentative deal today averts Arizona Opera Orchestra strike