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Members of Actors’ Equity voted to approve the new three-year collective bargaining agreement for Broadway shows and sit-down productions.
The union listed achievements in the contract including minimum salary increases in each year of the three-year agreement, better paid sick leave benefits, a decrease in weekly rehearsal hours after a show opens and one additional personal day off for everyone, as well as two fewer 10 out of 12 rehearsals (a practice that occurs the week before opening in which actors and stage managers are scheduled for 10 hours of work and two hours of break time in a day).
However, leadership acknowledged that the contract wasn’t exactly where union members had wanted it to be. In an email sent to members, Actors’ Equity said 57 percent of members voted to ratify the deal. The election saw 42 percent participation among eligible voting members (actors and stage...
Members of Actors’ Equity voted to approve the new three-year collective bargaining agreement for Broadway shows and sit-down productions.
The union listed achievements in the contract including minimum salary increases in each year of the three-year agreement, better paid sick leave benefits, a decrease in weekly rehearsal hours after a show opens and one additional personal day off for everyone, as well as two fewer 10 out of 12 rehearsals (a practice that occurs the week before opening in which actors and stage managers are scheduled for 10 hours of work and two hours of break time in a day).
However, leadership acknowledged that the contract wasn’t exactly where union members had wanted it to be. In an email sent to members, Actors’ Equity said 57 percent of members voted to ratify the deal. The election saw 42 percent participation among eligible voting members (actors and stage...
- 12/19/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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