After a widely publicized strike, the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus have reached a tentative two-year agreement with the board of the San Francisco Symphony.
The collective bargaining agreement, applied retroactively to August, would maintain current pay rates for the 32 paid AGMA choristers for the next two years. It would also maintain the total number of professional choristers, as well as a minimum number of rehearsals and performances and funds for meals, parking and other expenses.
The negotiations were hasted by a $4 million gift from an anonymous donor. At the donor’s request, the $4 million will be split evenly between operations over the next two years and a special dedicated endowment for the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, from which the Chorus may draw approximately $100,000 each season.