BroadwayWorld Strike Coverage: Local One Flier

Striking members of Theatrical Stage Employees Union/Local One are positioned outside of each theatre they are striking today in midtown, passing out fliers explaining their positions to both disappointed ticket holders and to passerbys. The complete text of the flier reads:

WE ARE LOCAL ONE, THE STAGEHANDS WHO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES FOR ALL THE SHOWS ON BROADWAY

WE TRULY REGRET THAT THERE IS NO SHOW

THEATRE OWNERS AND PRODUCERS ARE DEMANDING A 38% CUT IN OUR JOBS AND WAGES. THEY HAVE BUILD A $20 MILLION FUND TO BE USED AGAINST US FROM THE SALE OF THEATRE TICKETS TO THE PUBLIC. 

BROADWAY IS A BILLION DOLLAR A YEAR INDUSTRY AND HAS NEVER BEEN MORE PROFITABLE THAN NOW. 

CUTS IN OUR JOBS AND WAGES WILL NEVER RESULT IN A CUT IN TICKET PRICES TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC, BUT ONLY AN INCREASE IN THE PROFITS FOR PRODUCERS. 

UNLIKE THE PRODUCERS, WE ARE NOT FIGHTING FOR OUR SECOND OR THIRD HOMES; WE ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP THE ONE THAT WE HAVE. 

WE ASK FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING IN OUR EFFORS TO DEFEND OURSELVES AND PROTECT OUR FAMILIES. 

SINCERELY, 

THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF LOCAL ONE, I.A.T.S.E