Overview
- AFM Local 802 members approved the agreement by an overwhelming majority, formally averting a walkout.
- The contract runs through August 27, 2028, replacing a pact that expired August 31 and applying retroactively to September 1, 2025.
- A tentative deal was reached during overnight mediation on October 23 after the union set a strike deadline and earlier authorized a 98% strike vote.
- Union statements describe meaningful increases to wages and employer health contributions, though specific terms were not released.
- Actors’ Equity ratified its own three-year agreement on October 30, closing out this round of Broadway’s core labor negotiations.