DSO strike officially over as musicians ratify pay-cut contract

DSO strike officially over as musicians ratify pay-cut contract
The musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra formally approved a new three-year contract today that institutes pay cuts of nearly 23%, the steepest salary reductions accepted by a major American symphony in decades.
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Gallup Poll Shows Dip in Approval Rating for Obama Amongst Blacks and Hispanics
*It’s time for the President to hit the campaign trail! And if it wasn’t obvious, check the Gallup polls. Just as soon as all the candidate’s feet hit the pavement, the polls come out in full swing. When Clinton ran the second time (and when the Monica Lewinsky fiasco jumped off) he was disabled by the […]
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Whites Are Fast Becoming a Minority in America
*The white population in America is becoming more reflective of the world’s white population. Out of the seven billion inhabitants expected to inhabit planet Earth in 2011, Caucasians do not make up 10 percent of that population, according to the 2009 population results from the World Bank. Now new census data shows that Caucasians 18 and younger […]
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Boy Buys ‘Refrigerator’ Perry’s Super Bowl Ring, Returns It
*One of football’s beloved treasures was a big ol’ Bear that played for Chicago. That Chicago Bear was none other than William “Refrigerator” Perry. He was the most massive thing trodding down the field at 325 lbs. and holdin’. Regularly sparring with Mike Ditka over his weight, he had a series of good hits that […]
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