Sunday, November 25, 2007
Q&A: The Backstage Story on the Broadway Strike
NPR: "Broadway's marquees went dark Nov. 10, when stagehands went on strike after months of bitter contract negotiations with theater owners and producers. The walkout shut down 27 Broadway shows, from the long-running Les Miserables to the still-in-previews The Farnsworth Invention."
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"In mid-October, the producers implemented new work rules in its Broadway theaters without the union's consent." That, I was unaware of. I just thought the talks were going nowhere, but it turns out that the producers were the first ones to make a foul move.
So the producers say "the current average salary for a stagehand is $150,000" well what are their current salaries. What we've heard from other articles is that people lose sympathy when they hear what the stagehand are earning. But at the same time, in comparison, producers to stagehands, and for the work their doing. It's quite fair.
And the producers ask for "a 38 percent cut in jobs and salaries." That's quite formidable. Let's hope they can come to a reasonable agreement. No one wants to lose salary or jobs in general, but if they're going to do it, at least do something not quite so drastic.
This was a nice simple review of everything that is going on with the strike. It outlines everything from start to end but didn't give any new information. If I haven't been following the story, this would be great to get me up to speed on what all the strike was about.
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