Striking musicians with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra say they’ll return to work without a contract. Cellist and spokesman Haden McKay says the issues will be worked out through binding arbitration, after a contentious, nearly five-month strike. Via WQXR, read more

In the latest twist in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra strike, the full percussion section has announced their departure. Via WQXR, read more

The beleaguered company has ground to a near complete halt in a battle described by the Detroit Free Pressas “the most contentious, knock-down-drag-out labor dispute at a major American symphony in a generation.” Via WQXR, read more