By Maria Hickey, KWMU
St. Louis, MO. – The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra management and musicians have reached a new contract.
The current contract is set to expire in September of next year.
The new agreement gives the musicians a one percent salary increase in the 2008-2009 season and again in the 2009-2010 season.
Musicians also will receive increases in pension and their daily rates when on tour.
The last contract negotiations in 2005 dissolved into a nasty labor dispute that resulted in the cancellation of 18 concerts.
The symphony is also looking for a new president and executive after Randy Adams retired last month.
The new season begins this weekend.