NEW YORK (AP) --No, negotiations between striking Broadway stagehands and theater
producers have not run as long as ``Cats.'' It only seems that way.
Two days of back-to-back marathon sessions have not produced a
settlement between Local 1 and the League of American Theatres and
Producers, but both sides will return to the bargaining table Wednesday
to try again.
Progress reportedly has been slow in solving the thorny dispute that
has shut down most of Broadway since Nov. 10, although some headway
apparently has been made in lengthy discussions held Sunday, Monday and
into Tuesday.
"Talks ended this morning (Tuesday) at 7:30 a.m. without a deal after
13 hours of hard bargaining in what I can only describe as a 'rain
delay' in the ninth inning of the seventh game of the World Series,''
Bruce Cohen, a union spokesman said. "The rainy weather should clear up
when talks resume Wednesday.''
All struck shows has been canceled through Wednesday's matinee performances, the league said.
The two sides have been meeting since last summer but negotiations only
began in earnest after Labor Day. But they weren't enough to head off a
strike as stagehands walked off the job, shutting down such hit shows
as "Wicked,'' "Jersey Boys'' and "The Lion King'' as well as two dozen
more plays and musicals.
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