The SF Symphony, which has been on strike for the past 20 days, may be about to return to work.
According to The Chronicle, the striking symphony members reached a tentative deal with management on a new contract yesterday. If it's ratified, the musicians would go back to work as early as tomorrow. While the strike has been unfortunate for music lovers, it has also been a threat to nearby businesses, which rely on symphony crowds as part of their regular customer bases. A 1996 strike, which lasted nine weeks and forced the cancellation of 43 concerts, had a significant impact on restaurants, bars, and shops in Hayes Valley and Civic Center, according to a Chronicle report at the time. So far, the impact of the current strike on the neighborhood has been less drastic, as far as we can tell. In fact, the most visible change has probably been those free concerts a handful of symphony members performed at Patricia's Green to draw attention to their cause. Here's hoping the deal is ratified soon -- though we wouldn't mind it if those free concerts became a regular thing...
According to The Chronicle, the striking symphony members reached a tentative deal with management on a new contract yesterday. If it's ratified, the musicians would go back to work as early as tomorrow. While the strike has been unfortunate for music lovers, it has also been a threat to nearby businesses, which rely on symphony crowds as part of their regular customer bases. A 1996 strike, which lasted nine weeks and forced the cancellation of 43 concerts, had a significant impact on restaurants, bars, and shops in Hayes Valley and Civic Center, according to a Chronicle report at the time. So far, the impact of the current strike on the neighborhood has been less drastic, as far as we can tell. In fact, the most visible change has probably been those free concerts a handful of symphony members performed at Patricia's Green to draw attention to their cause. Here's hoping the deal is ratified soon -- though we wouldn't mind it if those free concerts became a regular thing...
