The Detroit Symphony Orchestra agreed to meet with striking musicians on Thursday. Musicians walked out on October 4th. The last time the two sides met to resolve the contract dispute was late November.
Meanwhile, patrons are hoping for a resolution soon. Jean Cranston has attended DSO concerts for the past 15 years. She says missing out on the concerts is like “losing a friend.”
Cranston lives in the suburbs now – but she was born in Detroit.
"It made me have some connection with the city -- which I feel I don’t have too much of any more," says Cranston. "And it also gives you hope when you go down there that things can revive in the city."
The DSO lost nearly $9 million last year. Management recently increased its wage offer to musicians. But the DSO also wants work rule changes that musicians oppose.
