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Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25

Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25

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#1Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 9:56am

According to Playbill.com.

The League of American Theatres and Producers and Local One, the stagehands union, are scheduled to reconvene Sunday, Nov. 25, according to the New York Post.

This will be the latest round of negotiations to try to end the labor dispute between the two organizations, which has resulted in the darkening of 27 Broadway theatres.

The stagehands strike began Nov. 10 and is currently in its 11th day. Shows in the 27 affected theatres have been canceled through Nov. 25.

The League and the union were last at the negotiating table Nov. 17 and 18.

Many had hoped that that weekend of negotiations — the first time the union and the League had sat down together since Nov. 9 — would lead to a quick resolution. Those in the industry believed that the talks, which began Saturday morning, Nov. 17, would be aided by the participation of Robert W. Johnson, a Disney labor relations executive who flew in to mediate. Thomas C. Short, the president of I.A.T.S.E. who had granted strike authorization to the Broadway stagehands union on Nov. 9, was also part of the weekend meetings.

The two days' worth of negotiating at the Westin Hotel proved unfruitful. The producers left the meeting after rejecting the union's latest offer. Following the Sunday meeting, producers announced they would cancel shows through the Thanksgiving weekend.

Only eight Broadway shows are currently up and running.



http://www.playbill.com/news/article/112928.html

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#2re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:01am

Thats great news Thanks for posting it

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#2re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:15am

They should be locked in a room with huge glasses of water and no bathroom breaks until they reach a deal.


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#3re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:19am

"They should be locked in a room with huge glasses of water and no bathroom breaks until they reach a deal."

That wouldn't help much. This is already nothing more than a big pissing contest.


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#4re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:22am

That wouldn't help much. This is already nothing more than a big pissing contest.

BrianS, did you say that just to set that up?! Because if you did, that was brilliant!

They'd better come up with something this time. They should have bouncers at the doors so that, if someone starts to walk out, the bouncer will punch them in the face and throw them back in the room.


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lisa902652
#5re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:29am

YES, they should be locked in with no food until they reach a deal. This really has to end! THey have to come up with an agreeable contract. Each side should give a little.

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#6re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:29am

Yes but it will take me sometime to forget how the League just shut down all of their Theatres for the rest of the week and said forget all those tourist who brought their families to NY to see their shows.

Still nothing positive about the Grinch either. When they come back it will be with a lot of angry representatives who just don't care about Broadway and what it stands for. I'm sorry but I just don't see the love of either the show or the people who help bring them to the Theatres to begin with. Dealing with cold hearted people like this only sends the signal that this will be a long and heart breaking time in the History of Broadway.

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ruprecht
#7re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:32am

Techeverlasting, that was really funny!

Dreamer
#8re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:46am

Why do they have to wait till 11/25 to meet? They need to meet now and get this over with already. They can break for the holiday if they have to but why wait so long.

Dreamer
#9re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:46am


Updated On: 11/20/07 at 10:46 AM

Josh Freilich
#10re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:48am

They'd better come up with something this time. They should have bouncers at the doors so that, if someone starts to walk out, the bouncer will punch them in the face and throw them back in the room.

Yeah, this had BETTER be good. The bouncer thing would be an awesome idea. Maybe even have an electric fence as well. Or lasers programmed to go off if anyone threatens to leave.


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Mattbrain
#11re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 11:33am

"Why do they have to wait till 11/25 to meet? They need to meet now and get this over with already. They can break for the holiday if they have to but why wait so long."

Because the producers want the stagehands to hear the wails of the emotionally devastated children and teenyboppers who can't go see the show they want to. They want them to hear the cries of outrage from the seasoned theatergoers who wanted to see Cyrano and August: Osage County.

That's my theory anyway.

Long story short, they want to try and stir up more feeling against the Union and get more people on their side.

But in the end:

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Updated On: 11/20/07 at 11:33 AM

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#12re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 11:39am

And in the end they will all be mad at Broadway.

deadparrot
#13re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 11:43am

Here's hoping they come to an agreement this time around.

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#14re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 12:26pm

"BrianS, did you say that just to set that up?! Because if you did, that was brilliant!"

Nope. techeverlasting is just a lot more clever than I am.


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#15re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 12:30pm

That wasn't planned? That was still brilliant. re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25


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#16re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 12:36pm

Thank goodness. Hopefully they will be able to compromise.

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#17re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 12:39pm

Keep your fingers crossed, folks.


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#18re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 12:45pm

I have tickets to Is He Dead? on the 26th, The Homecoming on the 27th and The Little Mermaid on the 29th. I certainly hope they come to an agreement this time!

fengshuihellnyc
#19re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 2:02pm

Lets just Say I WOULDN"T HOLD YOUR BREATH!

lisa902652
#20re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 2:02pm

Does anyone know why this info is not on the leagues website. Is this meeting confirmed. I called to ask how often their website and the receptionist hung up one me. She is quite nasty. Everyone should call her! 212 764 1122!! She was just so rude.

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#21re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 2:15pm

Does anyone know why this info is not on the leagues website.

Probably because it's not confirmed yet- that story at the playbill.com link in the OP has been updated:

The League of American Theatres and Producers and Local One, the stagehands union, may reconvene Sunday, Nov. 25, Playbill.com has learned.

Local One confirmed to Playbill.com that the union has asked the League to begin another round of negotiations on Nov. 25 in order to try to end the labor dispute that has darkened 27 Broadway theatres. Bruce Cohen, a spokesperson for the union, said, "Local One has only asked the League to meet on Sunday, but we've heard no reply." Alan Cohen, the League's spokesperson, told Playbill.com, "There are discussions about a meeting on Sunday, but nothing has been scheduled yet."



And sorry, but why would the *receptionist* know how often the website is updated? I've been the receptionist at places before and I would have had no clue how often the website of my company was updated.


*edit because providing the link when quoting is a good thing...


UPDATE: Producers and Stagehands Union May Reconvene Nov. 25 Updated On: 11/20/07 at 02:15 PM

MaronaDavies
#22re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 3:24pm

"Why do they have to wait till 11/25 to meet? They need to meet now and get this over with already. They can break for the holiday if they have to but why wait so long."

Because the League reps are probably on their way to their Thanksgiving vacations right now. You don't really think they'd interrupt their own holiday with something like negotiating, do you?

Timmer
#23re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 3:36pm

"Yes but it will take me sometime to forget how the League just shut down all of their Theatres for the rest of the week and said forget all those tourist who brought their families to NY to see their shows."

That was disappointing, but what were they supposed to do in the absence of an agreement? Until there is an agreement, the strike is still on. They gave everyone notice that they were closed through Sunday because they got criticized by people like you for doing it day-to-day before the last round of talks.

They offered concessions all last weekend, but Local One was inflexible. Hopefully, both sides will negotiate in good faith this time.

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#24re: Producers and Union to Reconvene Nov. 25
Posted: 11/20/07 at 7:46pm

I think the only reason we've got left to make us think that this could possibly go over well is the reason that started all of this - money. Over the past few months the League and Local One have given us no reason to hope that they could settle this like adults, and I think they've made it perfectly clear just how much they care whether or not the public gets to see their shows. Still, there's an awful lot of money at stake here, so I'm not giving up hope yet.


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