Another entertainment union has narrowly avoided going on strike.
With Hollywood shut down due to a work stoppage, another entertainment union has narrowly avoided going on strike.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE, had begun voting on a strike authorization on Wednesday, but it reached a tentative contract agreement with the Broadway League and Disney Theatrical Productions on Thursday morning, the sides announced.
Stagehands, hair and makeup artists, and wardrobe personnel under the so-called "Pink Contract" were the parties potentially impacted.
Pink Contract workers are employed directly by the productions and work on Broadway shows for out-of-town tryouts and tours.
"These are the people who run so many vital backstage functions and without them there is no show," a representative said.
This story was originally published by CBS New York on July 20, 2023 at 12:38 p.m. ET.
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