Hot on the heels of the Philadelphia Orchestra management’s nearly unprecedented decision to speak publicly about the usually secret world of labor negotiations, the Cleveland Orchestra’s leadership has held a meeting with reporters to outline the financial position they are taking in negotiations with their own musicians. Cleveland’s ticket sales have dropped in recent years, and deficits have become the rule rather than the exception. Still, while the negotiations might be contentious, no one seems to be anticipating a strike, which has been expressed as a very real possibility by both sides in Philadelphia.