Faced with a 5:00pm deadline today, musicians with the Louisville Orchestra are submitting to management nearly 60 forms today rejecting the offer made last week for 50 orchestral contract positions. Meanwhile, musicians have launched a protest of sorts outside Louisville Orchestra offices at management's plan to hire permanent replacement workers.WFPL's Gabe Bullard spoke about the rapidly changing scenario, which now includes an ever-more-real threat of Chapter 7 liquidation, today on Here and Now.
Orchestra Woes Mount
http://archive.wfpl.org/HereNow/20111031-LOUpdate.mp3