Overview

• AFM Local 802 reported a 98% strike authorization result tallied Oct. 12 to back negotiations for a new Broadway production contract.
• Musicians have worked without a contract since Aug. 31, with new bargaining meetings scheduled in the coming days and the option of a mediator under discussion.
• An Oct. 1 open letter signed by nearly all of the roughly 1,200 members calls for fair wages, stable health coverage, and protections against eliminating current jobs.
• Local 802 says the Broadway League is pushing unacceptable wages along with reduced jobs and benefits, a stance union president Bob Suttmann criticized as threatening pay, healthcare, and positions.
• The League is also negotiating with Actors’ Equity, which has authorized a strike and set an additional mediated session for Oct. 17, raising the risk of broader disruptions if no deals are reached.