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Broadway Musicians' Union, Producers Reach Tentative Labor Agreement: Sources
The new three-year contract includes wage and health benefit increases for 1,200 musicians, preventing a strike that would have halted 23 Broadway musicals.
- On Thursday, American Federation of Musicians Local 802 reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers after mediation Wednesday, averting a threatened strike.
- Aug. 31 marked the musicians' contract expiry, with members working under expired deals while the unions pushed for wage and health benefits and The Broadway League warned of ticket-price increases.
- Including wage and health-fund increases, the three-year agreement preserves healthcare access and contract protections, AFM Local 802 President Bob Suttmann said Thursday.
- Keeping 23 shows onstage, the agreement prevented a shutdown that would have silenced major productions, preserving nearly 100,000 jobs and supporting local businesses.
- It was the second deal in less than a week as Actors' Equity Association reached terms, with unions citing Broadway's health and The Broadway League cautioning on ticket prices.
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Broadway Strike Averted as Musicians Reach Tentative Deal on New Contract
The marquees on Broadway will remain illuminated after the musicians union announced it had reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike that would have severely impacted the theater industry. Without the deal, 23 musicals — including hits such as “Hamilton” and upcoming shows like “Chess” with Lea Michele — would have […]
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Broadway musicians reach labor deal, averting a strike
The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals.
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