cuts in phoenix?

From the Arizona Republic:

Phoenix Symphony musicians could become part-time workers under a proposal to help balance the 60-year-old organization’s budget, a labor union says.

Phoenix Symphony musicians haven’t worked part time in three decades, said Mark Dix, a spokesman for the American Federation of Musicians, Local 586. The union represents 76 symphony musicians.

The change would shorten the orchestra’s 40-week season, which features 200 performances.

A sharp slide in donations has forced the Phoenix Symphony to raise $2 million by June 30, said Maryellen Gleason, the symphony’s president and CEO.

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