Broadway Musicians Vote to Authorize Strike

Broadway Musicians have voted to Authorize A Strike Amid Negotias with The Broadway League Over A New Contract.

Ninety-Eight Percent of Union Members Voted to Authorize A Strike, Account to Results Tallied Sunday. Holding A Strike Authorization vote does not necessarily mean a strike would be called, and it is a shower Authorize A Strike Amid Negotias with the League.

The Musicians’ Union Continues to have Talks with The Broadway League Over A New Contract This Week and the Possibility of Bringing in A Mediator Is Also Being Discussed.

A Mediator Has Been Called in For Discussions with Accusions’ Equity and The Broadway League, and the Two Parties Schelyled An Extra Bargaining Session With A Mediator Present for Oct. 17. The Main Sticking Point for Actors’ Equity Has Been Around Healthcare Contributions.

Musicians have been work with a Contract Since Aug. 31 and have also been lobbying for “stable” Healthcare Coverage, As Well As Wage Gains and Job Security.

“On the Heels of the MOST SUCCESSFUL Season in History, The Broadway League Wants The Working Musicians and Artists Who Fueled That Very Success To Accept Wage CUTS Losses. Faced with Such An Egregious of Their Working Conditions, Local 802 Broadway Musicians and Other Artists Are Ready to Levergee Everi. Committing to Anything Wuld Mean Sacrification Far Too Many Hard-Won Gains, ”Local 802 President Bob Suttmann Said in A Statement.

If the Two Unions Were to Strike at The Same Time, The only Current Musical That Could Go On Wound Be Ragtime at the Lincoln Center, as It’s Not Part of the Contract at Issue for Either Union. Among Current Shows, The Nonprofit Play Punch, As Well As Little Bear Ridge Road, Produced by Scott Rudin, Who Is Not A Member of the League, Could Also Go On.

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