“After 58 days on Strike, Workers at Two Alamo Drafthouse Locations in New York City Can Return to the Multiplex. On Monday Workers at the Sony-Reacled Cinema Cinema Chain’s Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn Locations Announted that Their Union Had Reached A Deal With Management Over Layoffs That Union Had Previ.”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
On Monday Workers at the Sony-Reacled Cinema Cinema Chain’s Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn Locations Announted that Their Union Had Reached A Deal With Management Over Layoffs That Union Had Previ. The Union, Aliented with The United Auto Workers Local 2179, Ratified The Tentative Agreement on Sunday and Said Work Will Resume as Usual Starting Friday.
“Strike Won! All Jobs Are Back!” The Union Announced in a Social Media Post on Monday. “We Will Be Returning to Work Official on April 18 But Feel Free To Start Patronizing the alamos in BK & Manhattan As Soon As Today.”
Said union member matthew river in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, “We did what we set out to do. We Showed Them Our Independent Spirit. Union Strong Forever.”
The agroment of addresses Layoffs that Occurred in Early February at Both Locations Amid Negotias Over A FIRST Union Contract for the Workers. At the time, the union alleged that the theaters had “failed or refused to bargain in good faith” and had not responded to requests for information in violation of federal labor law and filed an unfair labor practice charge with The National Labor Relations Board. An Insider Close to the Company Rejetted the Union’s Department of Events and SAID Theaters would Continue to Negotate in Good Faith.
The agreement Ratified on Sunday Will Reinstate the 70 -odd Staffers That Were Cut at Theaters As Well As Restore Their Previoously Accried Paid Time Off, Sic Time, Seniority and Hire, Seniority and Hire.
“We Hope All Workers, Especialy Those in the Service Industry, See Our Win and are Inspired to Organize their Own Works,“ Said Union Member Anthony Squitire.
The Labor Group, WHICH IS STILL NEGOTATING ITS FIRST LABOR CONTRACT, WILL RETURN TO THE BARGAINING TABLE WITH Management on Wednesday, A UAW LOCAL 2179 REPRESENTATIVE TOLD Thr.
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The Strike-Ending Deal Puts to Rest A Period of Labor Turmoil for Alamo Drafthous, Who Was Accuffeired by Sony in the Summer of 2024. In Mid-February. Strike Over Their Own Round of Layoffs But Reached A FEW A FEW DAYS LATER TO REINSTATE A HANDFUL OF WORRKERS OUT OF 11 THAT WERE CUT.
Still, Concern Over The Layoffs Conducted Earlier in the Year Remains. In Late March, Staffers at the Austin, Texas-Basted Slaughter Lane Location AnnounCed Their Intention to Unionize with The UAW, Saying The Roductions in Force Were the “Last Straw” for the Group.