The New York Times: Striking stage crews have idled the nonprofit Atlantic Theater Company — the birthplace of the musicals “Spring Awakening,” “The Band’s Visit” and “Kimberly Akimbo,” which all transferred to Broadway and won Tonys. The strike, which began last month, comes amid a drive to unionize stagehands and crews at Off Broadway theaters.
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The move to unionize Off Broadway crews is insanely long overdue, and I 100% get why workers are pushing for it. They've been through so much, especially with the pandemic, so now more than ever getting better pay and benefits is crucial! These crews do so much hard work and it's about damn time they get proper protection and compensation. A lot of these theaters are still trying to recover from tough financial times, so I completely understand the concern about adding more costs on top of everything else. But if Off Broadway theaters want to be taken seriously as bigger institutions, they need to treat their workers as such!! The issue isn’t just about the money; it’s about job security and respecting the value of the crew. Theaters can't keep expecting people to work for low pay when the production values have gone way up and the work is more demanding. It's a tough situation, but I think unions are the way forward.
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