United in Solidarity
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ALT On a red background. A white figure with its right arm upraised. Next to it. In white letters: SAG-AFTRA. Below. In white text: To Our Fellow SAG-AFTRA Members: It is with profound disappointment that we report the industry CEOs have walked away from the bargaining table after refusing to counter our latest offer. We have negotiated with them in good faith, despite the fact that last week they presented an offer that was, shockingly, worth less than they proposed before the strike began. Across the bottom. In black text on a yellow background: Your TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee
ALT Equity has been in negotiations with the Broadway League since January 18th to build a new Touring agreement. Priorities for currently touring Equity members include: Per diem and wage increases that reflect the economic realities of rising costs and inflation. Flexibility and improvements in housing. Sufficient coverage for stage managers and actors. Every actor and stage manager in a touring Broadway show is currently working under a contract that expired on February 5th.
ALT 1. Per diem and wage increases that reflect the economic realities of rising costs and inflation. - The current per diem models in the touring contracts increase a few dollars yea-to-year, but there is no mechanism to account for and adjust rates based on the rising costs of living. - The current rates are years behind, and the rates are also capped, even in the most expensive cities.
ALT 2. Flexibility and improvements in housing. - The Equity negotiation team is hoping to shift the unified touring agreement to something that more resembles the current SETA housing model -- the employer provides a hotel option and there is a buyout option available for those who would like to find their own housing option. - That being said, the current language surrounding acceptable housing conditions needs a lot of updating. The rating system is outdated and does not account for the changes we have seen in hotels across the country since the COVID shutdown.
ALT 3. Sufficient coverage for stage managers and actors. - We would never allow a Broadway National Tour to be sent out with no coverage for the actors, and yet, we have no current contractual language requiring stage management coverage on tour. - The landscape has changed. Since COVID-19, gone are the days of coming to work and fighting through a sore throat or runny nose. The show does not have to go on at the expense of the health and safety of its workers. Adequate coverage is essential. - In this new touring agreement, we will have to fight for caps to the number we have achieved these caps in past negotiations.
