After meeting with a mediator on Saturday, members of the Philadelphia Orchestra ended their 2 day strike and signed a 3 year contract yesterday morning. The new contract includes a 2% and 2.5% raise for 1st years and 2nd/3rd years, respectively. The musicians have agreed to perform more on Sundays and in pop-up concerts. The orchestra members had received pay and benefit cuts when the orchestra went bankrupt over 4 years ago. The strike shocked many, as it coincided with the Philadelphia Orchestra’s season-opening weekend. The group’s next performance will be this Thursday in Philadelphia.
See "Philadelphia Orchestra Ends Its Brief Strike", Michael Cooper, New York Times, October 3, 2016