Talks are continuing for a second day between theatre producers and the union representing striking Broadway stagehands.
Negotiations restarted Saturday after breaking off on Nov. 8 with stagehands walking off the job two days later. The walkout has shuttered 27 plays and musicals.
Stagehands picket outside the Broadhurst Theatre on Nov. 10. Negotiations continued for a second day between the union and theatre producers.
(Diane Bondareff/Associated Press)
Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the League of American Theaters and Producers met Saturday morning at a hotel for 12 hours.
The two sides had been bargaining for three months prior to the strike.
Talks have re-ignited with the American Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner. Thanksgiving week's box office receipts are second only to those at the Christmas/New Years holiday period.Â
Eight shows, which have separate contracts or use nonprofit theatres, are still raising the curtains, as well as off-Broadway productions.
The strike is reportedly costing New York City $2 million US a day. Broadway shows bring in more than $900 million US a year in tourist dollars.
The biggest issue is a demand by producers to allow them to run a show using less than the required four people.
The union says shows are using more technology which requires specialized skills.
Meanwhile, stagehands held an impromptu memorial outside the Minskoff theatre on Saturday night in honour of Frank J. Lavaia, a 57-year-old stagehand who suffered a heart attack on the picket line Friday evening.
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