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INSTRUMENTS.
WE WANT TO BE PLAYING FOR THE
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THE FOURTH WEEK OF CONCERTS
AT THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA IS NOW CANCELED.
TONIGHT.
THEY WERE CANCELED LAST NIGHT
AND PERFORMERS HAVE NO CHOICE
BENEFITS.
24-HOUR NEWS EIGHT'S JESSICA
HAYES JOINS US WITH AN UPDATE.
ARE THEY CLOSE TO AN AGREEMENT?
WE TALKED TO A PERFORMER WHO
SAID THE TWO SIDES ARE CLOSE,
BUT THE FIGHT CONTINUES OVER
BENEFITS AND PAY.
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BEING OUT HEALTH INSURANCE,
WITHOUT A SOLRY, WITHOUT A
MORTGAGES.
LUIS ALEXANDER HAS BEEN A
VIOLIN IT FOR SIX YEARS AND ALSO
PART OF THE NEGOTIATING TEAM.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE REALLY FELT
WE HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS.
THE MUSICIANS HAVE BEEN
LOCKED OUT SINCE SEPTEMBER 10.
LUIS SAYS SHE AND HER FELLOW
PERFORMERS HAVE TO SURVIVE.
THE ORCHESTRA JUST FILED
BENEFITS, WHICH WAS REALLY
FORCED TO DO.
A BIG CONCERN IS NO HEALTH
INSURANCE, GOING WITHOUT NOW
MEANS THE ONLY OPTION IS COBRA.
OUR COSTS FOR THE GROUP RANGE
FROM $1,000 A MONTH TO $2,000 A
MONTH.
THAT IS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY
WITHOUT A SALARY.
THE I.S.O. SAID TICKET HOLDERS
CAN EXCHANGE OR REFUND THEIR
TICKETS.
PERFORMERS SAY THEY ARE DOING
PRACTICING, INCLUDING PLAYING
EVERY WEEKDAY AT LUNCH TIME
OUTSIDE THE THEATER.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE A FULL TIME
COUNTRY.
FOR INDIANAPOLIS.
WITH NEGOTIATIONS ON HOLD
UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT FRIDAY, THEY
AND THE FANS WAIT.
EVERYBODY SUPPORTS THE IDEA
INDIANAPOLIS.
THE REAL QUESTION IS WHAT KIND
HAVE.
LUIS EXPECTS NEGOTIATIONS TO
CONTINUE NEXT FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
ANOTHER CONCERN IS CONDUCTOR WHO
I.S.O.
OTHER ORCHESTRAS ARE VYING FOR
HIS TIME AND THE THEY DON'T WANT