Negotiations have broken down!! — Page 3

Hey BwayInsider - You say things like "9-11" but have no comment as to what that has to do with anything. Your comments regarding the "business changing" and "private business" make you seem thrilled at the thought of contentious negotiations, and your posts seem to admit your own giddiness at the strike.

This strike is hurting everybody, and at this point I would think before trying to analyze or take sides. The fact is that we have NO IDEA what is going on in there anymore. Both sides are ego-driven and trying to drive the point home, especially if mopping is still an issue.
This is behind closed doors, and the fact is that it has become more complicated than any of us here can comprehend.
Bringing up 9-11 just makes absolutely no sense and has nothing to do with anything. Do you have post-traumatic stress disorder? I do - but at this point it's not from 9-11!

Updated On: 11/27/07 at 09:48 AM

"if there is no more bway, will my rent go down???"

If there's no resolution soon, "Rent" will go down, along with a few others.

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This sucks.

I know tell me about it. As if this isn't traumatic enough, we have to top it off by mentioning 9-11.....jeez

These two groups of people need to get their **** together. Now.

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Talks resume tomorrow at 10am. Hopefully shows will be up and running for the 8pm curtain.

Hi all.

I don't usually post but I just read on the Leagues website that talks will resume tomorrow ( 11/2 at 10am.

One word Josh. Decaf. Well, shortened word, but you know what I mean.

RELAX honey! Life goes on.

I'm sorry, but if you don't earn a living working on Broadway, then it really isn't anyone's business to tell either side how to negotiate nor to call them names. The vast majority of Broadway employees are in support of the union, and these are people who are currently employed but not making money. For fans, it is only an inconvenience, and your diatribes and whining is not helpful. The strike will end when it ends.

Updated On: 11/27/07 at 10:39 AM

I have swayed a bit to the middle on this. But we don't know what is going on in that room. I will admit that when I hear that someone is making what they are for mopping a floor, I think that is a lot. But I/we don't know everything that is going on surrounding this. Is the Union not backing down on it because they may lose something else? We don't know. And as far as the issue of how many people are needed for load-ins and people standing around doing nothing, I feel that the union knows more about these load-ins than the league does. I have not worked Broadway, but I have worked two very large shows that needed to be set up and taken down 5 weeks later. I was supervising staff on one and I had workers waiting around for 2 to 3 hours to finish something they started because of problems, changes and even weather conditions. I can side with the producers on some things, but sometimes it is hard to side with them figuring that for most of them, producing shows is not their only "job". I know of a few producers who are doing quite well with their businesses and it enables them to produce shows. When a show doesn't do well, they don't lose their house or houses. I sometimes feel that these producers are trying to bring the Hollywood mindset to Broadway. It now seems to be all about the money and less about the art. Art isn't easy, is it?! But no matter what happens, I will be in NYC next Wed. and if I see the 2 shows I planned to see that are affected when I get there, that will be great. If I don't, I will see more off-Broadway shows than planned. But either way, I will enjoy myself. Yes it is frustrating waiting for this all to end. And yes, I already have a ticket to an affected show. But the bottom line is that there is nothing we can do about it. And I am not going to let it ruin my trip. It will be resolved at some point. I have already put into motion a plan to fly back in January or Feb to see August: Osage County if I can't see it on the 6th of Dec. I figure, I am planning ahead financially, I will get my ticket money back so I will fly in for a weekend to see it and another show.

Just a few random thing rolling around in my head.

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Updated On: 11/27/07 at 11:02 AM