A strike affecting the Broadway shows appear likely to be averted, just hours after a union representing 1,500 backstage workers announced a vote to leave.
The tentative agreement means the strike, which could have started as early as Friday, halting 28 New York shows and 17 touring shows, is now over.
The agreement, the details of which are not yet known, must still be approved by the members before it can enter into force.
It came just hours after the union announced the walkout vote.
The quickly offered deal contrasts with the ongoing dispute between the guild's writers and actors and Hollywood studios and producers.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which represents stagehands, hair and makeup artists, and clothing talent on Broadway, said it was negotiating with the Broadway League and Disney Theatrical, two groups representing Broadway producers.
IATSE members had advocated for wage increases and guaranteed weekly and daily rest periods, and any walkout would have seen the curtain close on hit shows like Wicked, Back to the Future and & Juliet.
A strike affecting the Broadway shows appear likely to be averted, just hours after a union representing 1,500 backstage workers announced a vote to leave.
The tentative agreement means the strike, which could have started as early as Friday, halting 28 New York shows and 17 touring shows, is now over.
The agreement, the details of which are not yet known, must still be approved by the members before it can enter into force.
It came just hours after the union announced the walkout vote.
The quickly offered deal contrasts with the ongoing dispute between the guild's writers and actors and Hollywood studios and producers.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which represents stagehands, hair and makeup artists, and clothing talent on Broadway, said it was negotiating with the Broadway League and Disney Theatrical, two groups representing Broadway producers.
IATSE members had advocated for wage increases and guaranteed weekly and daily rest periods, and any walkout would have seen the curtain close on hit shows like Wicked, Back to the Future and & Juliet.
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