The Musicians’ Union (MU) announced on Thursday that it had made a deal, which included a minimum redundancy payment, with the London Coliseum-based institution. The agreement, which cancels a strike by the MU, also guaranteed seven months of work and “important improvements” to the proposed ENO contract. The MU has reached an agreement with English National Opera for musicians in the orchestra, and an offer in principle for music staff pic.twitter.com/d3C4KXVP6u — Musicians' Union (@WeAreTheMU) February 15, 2024MU general secretary Naomi Pohl said: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with ENO for the orchestra, albeit a deal that our members have accepted with heavy hearts. The cuts result from plans to reduce the ENO’s opera season in London following a reduction in Arts Council England (ACE) funding, the unions said. An Arts Council England spokeswoman said: “We understand this is a challenging period of change for the English National Opera and its people, but we welcome the fact that Bectu, Equity and Musician’s Union have now reached an agreement with ENO’s management.

Source: The Star February 16, 2024 06:04 UTC