Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
Kennedy Center stagehands authorize strike
NPR: Stagehands at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. have voted unanimously to strike if the performing arts center's management imposes what the workers call "draconian cuts and changes to working conditions." According to a statement from the stagehands' union IATSE Local 22, which is part of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, those changes include wage cuts of 40% and the elimination of jobs.
Jeremy O. Harris Withdraws SLAVE PLAY from CTG Season of Disproportionately Male Playwrights; CTG Responds
www.broadwayworld.com: Playwright Jeremy O. Harris' Tony-nominated Slave Play was set to arrive on the west coast next year as a part of Center Theatre Group's new season; however, the show may not run as planned. Harris writes in a tweet today that he is withdrawing the play from the season to make room for works from young, female playwrights.
MAMMA MIA! Resumes Performance At North Shore Following IATSE Local 11 Strike
www.broadwayworld.com: BroadwayWorld has learned that performances of MAMMA MIA! will resume tonight, October 7th, 2021, following last night's IATSE strike which caused the evening's performance to be cancelled.
IATSE Members Teamed to Pay $70,000 in Back Dues
TheWrap: The overwhelming approval by IATSE members to authorize a strike came after months of grassroots organizing, creating a network of Hollywood workers so tightly knit that they raised $70,000 to help cover dues payments for members who had fallen behind due to the pandemic shutdown of production.
What Happened to Save Our Stages?
Technicians for Change: Way back a dozen years ago at the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of folks in the industry organized around #SaveOurStages. In the Twin Cities, we joined in the national effort for Red Alert and turned dozens of our local venues red for a night. We did a Road Case Push through downtown Minneapolis in solidarity with an international effort to raise awareness about the plight of the unemployed workers. We joined in a chain of Empty Events in which we set up and tore down a corporate-style event without ever having an audience. All of these were national and international efforts focused on telling our story to the public and to the people elected to power.
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