HONOLULU -- On Friday, the musician's union met with the symphony's board of directors to offer its second counter proposal since negotiations began in April.

“We made two counter proposals. The first would have been a pay reduction of 20 percent from what we were scheduled to earn next year and our subsequent proposal reduced that by an additional $100,000,” said vice-chair of the Honolulu Symphony Jonathan Parrish.

Parrish said the union's proposal reduced the symphony’s budget under $6 million.

Under the Honolulu Symphony Society reorganization plan the budget includes $1.7 million for the first year with a growth of $3.5 million, in its third year.

At a meeting organized by symphony supporters, musicians learned their jobs remain in limbo.

“What they are talking about is a 92 percent pay cut and with the medical benefits adjusted the way they wanted, it would cost musicians to play,” said Musician Union President Brien Matson.

"When we said that our community, including the HSS board volunteers who raise money to operate the HSS, could not sustain a program of this size any longer, the musicians union declined to participate in further discussion and left the meeting,” said Kimberly Miyazawa Frank, the HSS Chair, in a statement released Sunday.

“We didn’t walk out. The symphony declared the talks deadlock and we said we are willing to continue to meet, continue to talk and entertain a new proposal,” said Parrish.

The musicians said they have not received a paycheck since October and no longer receive health insurance.