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NOW.
WE WANT TO BE PLAYING FOUR
INSTRUMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC.
THE FOURTH WEEK OF CONCERTS
AT THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA IS CANCELED.
THOSE CONCERTS WERE CANCELED
LAST NIGHT.
PERFORMERS HAD TO FILE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE THE THEATER
WHERE A CAN CERT SHOULD HAVE
BEEN HELD.
ARE THEY CLOSE TO ANY KIND OF
AGREEMENT?
TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THE
THEATER.
YOU CAN SEE, AS YOU SAID, IT'S
ALL DARK INSIDE.
WE DID TALK TO ONE OF THE
PERFORMERS EARLIER.
SHE SAID THE NEGOTIATIONS
CONTINUE.
SHE SAID THEY ARE CLOSE TO AN
AGREEMENT BUT THE DISPUTE
OVERPAY AND BENEFITS CONTINUES.
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YOU KNOW, BEING WITHOUT
HEALTH INSURANCE, SALARY, A
PAYCHECK.
WE HAVE TO PAY OUR MORTGAGES.
LUIS HAS A DUEL ROLE.
SHE'S BEEN A VIOLINIST WITH THE
I.S.O. AND IS PART OF THE
NEGOTIATING TEAM.
WE FELT WE HAD NO OTHER
OPTIONS.
THE MUSICIANS HAVE BEEN
LOCKED OUT SINCE SEPTEMBER 10.
SHE AND HER FELLOW PERFORMERS
HAVE TO SURVIVE.
THE ORCHESTRA HAS TO FILE
INDIVIDUALLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE
FEEL WE WERE FORCED TO DO.
A BIG CONCERN IS NO HEALTH
INSURANCE, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE
TO PAY FOR COBRA.
THE COST IS 1,000 TO $2,000 A
MONTH.
THE I.S.O. DECLINED TO SPEAK
WITH US SAYING ONLY THAT TICKET
HOLDERS CAN EXCHANGE OR REFUND
THEIR TICKETS.
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PERFORMERS SAY THEY'RE
CONTINUE TO GO PRACTICE,
INCLUDING PLAYING EVERY WEEKDAY
AT LUNCH TIME OUTSIDE THE
THEATER.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ONE OF ONLY
18 FULL TIME ORCHESTRAS IN THE
COUNTRY.
WITH NEGOTIATIONS ON HOLD
UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT FRIDAY, THEY
AND THE FANS WAIT.
EVERYBODY SUPPORTS THE IDEA
OF AN ORCHESTRA IN INDIANAPOLIS.