International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Statement on Met's Lockout of Local One Stagehands
December 09, 2020
December 09, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following statement:
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On Monday, Metropolitan Opera management announced that it plans to lock out union stagehands represented by IATSE Local One at midnight. These workers have been furloughed since April, and the Met's management is demanding these workers take an extremely unreasonable 30% reduction of earnings for an indefinite period of time, and half of that (15%) reduction & . . .
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On Monday, Metropolitan Opera management announced that it plans to lock out union stagehands represented by IATSE Local One at midnight. These workers have been furloughed since April, and the Met's management is demanding these workers take an extremely unreasonable 30% reduction of earnings for an indefinite period of time, and half of that (15%) reduction & . . .