Broadway Journal

STAGE WORKERS UNION PUSH GOES PUBLIC

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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which has been busy organizing off-Broadway, has turned its attention to downtown Manhattan’s most storied and prolific producer.

On Wednesday, the management of the Public Theater declined a request by production workers at the 70-year-old institution to voluntarily recognize their petition to unionize under IATSE. In response, a group calling itself “Unionize the Public” posted on Instagram that it will seek an election supervised by a third party.Continue Reading

ICEBERG AHEAD: ‘TITANIQUE’ & ATLANTIC WORKERS VOTE ON UNIONIZING

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Stage technicians at the musical Titanique  have voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). If the National Labor Relations Board certifies the election results, it would be the first victory for IATSE in its roughly year-old campaign to expand its off-Broadway presence, opening the door for better pay and higher production costs.

“It plants a flag for other off-Broadway workers,” said Daniel Little, an IATSE organizer, in an interview.Continue Reading

ATLANTIC THEATER WORKERS LEAD OFF-BROADWAY UNION DRIVE (EXCLUSIVE)

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With two shows running on Broadway (Kimberly Akimbo and Days of Wine and Roses) and at least two others on the way (Buena Vista Social Club and English), the Atlantic Theater Co. has affirmed its status as a preeminent presenter of new work and a sought-after partner of commercial producers and other nonprofit companies.

Now, leaders of the Chelsea-based institution are trying to head off what they see as a less desirable distinction: becoming the first major off-Broadway nonprofit to employ exclusively union production workers.Continue Reading

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