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Broadway Unions Demand Pay Boost Amid Rising Costs
10/8/2025
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- A mediator will begin negotiations between the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) and the Broadway League on Wednesday.
- Equity has held 11 meetings since August and is collecting strike-readiness signatures.
- Union members seek pay increases and better health-care contributions, citing record box-office grosses.
- Producers aim to control rising costs amid post-pandemic musical failures. Equity seeks more support for its health-insurance plan finances.
