"The union representing Broadway actors and stage managers is resuming negotiations Wednesday in order to try to head off a strike. The main sticking point between Actors' Equity Association, the union representing performers and stage managers, and The Broadway League, which represents theater producers and owners, is health care. About 900 Broadway Equity performers and stage managers have been working without a contract since it expired on Sept. 28."
"The union says that contributions from producers to the health care fund have remained the same for a decade, and regional theaters across the country often pay more. "The Broadway producers pay less into the health fund per worker than any other Equity house in the nation," said Equity Executive Director Al Vincent Jr. in an email. Equity expects the health care fund to be in a deficit by May."
Negotiations between Broadway performers and producers resume Wednesday to avert a strike centered on health care contributions. About 900 performers and stage managers have been working without a contract since it expired on Sept. 28. A strike would shutter roughly 26 Broadway productions, while five shows operating under different contracts would remain open. Producer contributions to the health care fund have not increased for a decade, and many regional theaters pay more per worker. The health care fund is projected to be in deficit by May. The union seeks an increase of about 0.21% of each show's weekly gross, roughly $4 million per show annually based on last season; producers note contract contributions are one component and the fund also receives revenue from production grosses.
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