Broadway is back! On the 19th day of the the strike a tenative agreement was reached between the League of American Theatres and Producers and the Local One stagehands union. Details of the final agreement have yet to be made public. Producers and the union have been hashing out issues including work assignments, setting of Read More
Slate’s Michelle Tsai explains why the Broadway stagehands and producers are pulling all-nighters during negotiation talks. Why are they being so nocturnal? And what is taking so damn long? It can’t be all coffee and donut breaks…
It can be hard for the negotiations to get going, though, since the two sides may not Read More
Broadway will remain dark tonight as talks between stagehands and producers have broken off early this morning after a second straight all-night negotiation session. No new talks are planned and the strike is now in its third week.
Union spokesman Bruce Cohen emerged from the talks just before 5 a.m., Read MoreJuan Gonzalez of the The New York Daily News takes an inside look at the Broadway strike:
James Claffey, Local One’s burly young president, carefully prepared for a showdown. Claffey convinced his members the time had come for the union to stand up to the owners. He even convinced a reluctant Thomas Short, president Read More
Negotiations between Local 1 and the League of American Theatres and Producers broke down Sunday after a weekend of meetings and discussions. 27 plays and musicals will remain dark during what is typically a high-grossing week for Broadway, according to the Associated Press.
"We are profoundly disappointed to have to tell you that talks Read More
This dispute is over the contract between Local One (the stagehands union), and the League of American Theatres and Producers (the organization that represents most of the Broadway theatres and producers). That contract sets out rules for how much the stagehands get paid, how many stagehands the theatres are required to Read More
Members of Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees assembled Oct. 21 to vote on whether they would authorize their union’s leaders to call a strike against the League of American Theatres and Producers should that be necessary.
According to a press statement released by Local One, the Read More
