However, the agreement also agreed to reduce that number to 74 by removing two section violinists via attrition over the course of the agreement. Why They Went On StrikeĪccording to the musicians’ statement, the decision to strike was due to the following LOC demands:ġ) “Cutting the number of Orchestra musicians by eliminating five positions.”Īccording to the previous master agreement, which expired, the minimum number of regular musicians was 76 (which included one music librarian). At 10:30am CT, the musicians of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra (CLOO), represented by the Chicago Federation of Musicians (CFM), released a press statement announcing they are on strike against their employer, Lyric Opera of Chicago (LOC).
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