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Actors’ Equity Ratifies Three-Year Broadway Contract After Strike Threat

The vote caps a mediated push to stabilize the union’s health fund.

Overview

  • Members approved the Production Contract with 71% of 1,456 votes cast, setting terms that take effect within 120 days and run through September 2028.
  • The deal delivers 3% annual raises, raises the Broadway minimum to $2,717 per week with pay retroactive to September 28, 2025, and grants swings an additional 6%.
  • Employer contributions to the Equity‑League Health Fund will rise by $25 per year for three years from the current $150 weekly rate to bolster the plan’s solvency.
  • Producers are now limited to scheduling 13 or more consecutive performances only four times a year with a required day off, and actors and stage managers gain a paid personal day after such stretches.
  • Shows may announce last‑minute cast changes via QR codes printed in Playbills, with an online archive of changes available for 30 days.