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Broadway Musicians Reach Labor Agreement to Avert Strike

NEWYORK—TheunionrepresentingBroadway’smusiciansreachedatentativelaboragreementwithcommercialproducersonThursday, avertingapotentiallycripplingstrikethatwouldhavesilencednearlytwodozenmusicals.

紐約——代表百老匯音樂家的工會週四與商業音樂劇製作人達成了一項臨時勞動協議，避免了一場可能導致近二十部音樂劇停演的嚴重罷工。

TheAmericanFederationofMusiciansLocal802—whichrepresents 1,200 musicians—hadthreatenedtostrikeiftheydidn’thaveanewcontractbythemorning, aftergoingintomediationWednesday.

代表 1,200 名音樂家的美國音樂家聯合會地方 802 號分會週三進入調解程序後，曾威脅稱，如果到早上還不能簽訂新合同，他們就會罷工。

EarlyThursday, theunionsaidithadstruckatentativedealthatincludeswageincreasesandcontributionincreasestothehealthfund.

週四早些時候，工會表示已達成一項初步協議，其中包括增加工資和增加健康基金繳款。

Thisthree-yearagreementprovidesmeaningfulwageandhealthbenefitincreasesthatwillpreservecrucialaccesstohealthcareforourmusicianswhilemaintainingthestrongcontractprotectionsthatempowermusicianstobuildasteadycareeronBroadway,” AFMLocal802PresidentBobSuttmannsaidinastatement.

「這項為期三年的協議將為我們的音樂家提供有意義的工資和健康福利增長，這將確保他們獲得醫療保健的關鍵機會，同時保持強有力的合約保護，使音樂家能夠在百老匯建立穩定的職業生涯，」AFM Local 802 主席鮑勃·蘇特曼在一份聲明中表示。

Thetentativeagreementnextgoestomembersforratification.

該臨時協議接下來將提交給成員國批准。

The23showsthatcouldhavegonesilentrangedfrommegahitslike“Hamilton”and“TheLionKing”tonewcomerslike“QueenofVersailles”and“Chess,” whicharestillinpreviews.

這 23 部可能停播的劇目包括《漢密爾頓》和《獅子王》等大熱劇，以及《凡爾賽女王》和《國際象棋》等仍在預演中的新劇。

Playswouldnothavebeenautomaticallyimpacted.

戲劇不會自動受到影響。

ItwasthesecondBroadwaylabordealinlessthanaweek.

這是不到一周內百老匯達成的第二份勞務協議。

LabortensionshadalreadyseemedcoolafterActors’EquityAssociation—whichrepresentsover 51,000 members, includingsingers, actors, dancersandstagemanagers—announcedanewthree-yearagreementwithproducersovertheweekend.

美國演員權益協會（代表超過 51,000 名會員，包括歌手、演員、舞者和舞台經理）上週末宣布與製片人達成一項新的三年協議後，勞資緊張局勢似乎已經緩和。

Membersofbothunionshadbeenworkingunderexpiredcontracts.

這兩個工會的成員的勞動合約都已過期。

Themusicians’contractexpiredon Aug. 31, andtheEquitycontractexpired Sept. 28.

音樂家的合約於 8 月 31 日到期，Equity 的合約於 9 月 28 日到期。

ThehealthofBroadway—onceverymuchindoubtduetothecoronaviruspandemicthatshutdowntheatersforsome18months—isnowverygood, atleastintermsofboxoffice.

百老匯的健康狀況曾一度因新冠病毒疫情導致劇院關閉約 18 個月而備受質疑，但現在至少在票房方面非常好。

Ithasbeenalongroadbackfromthedayswhentheaterswereshutteredandthefuturelookedbleak, butthe2024-2025seasontookin $1.9 billion —thehighest-grossingseasoninrecordedhistory, overtakingthepre-pandemicprevioushighof $1.8 billion duringthe2018-2019season.

從影院關閉、前景黯淡的日子開始，恢復之路已經很漫長了，但 2024-2025 賽季的收入達到了 19 億美元，這是有史以來票房最高的賽季，超過了疫情前 2018-2019 賽季創下的 18 億美元的最高紀錄。

TheunionspointedtothefinancialhealthofBroadwaytoarguethatproducerscouldaffordtouppayandbenefitsformusiciansandactors.

工會指出，百老匯的財務狀況良好，製作人有能力提高音樂家和演員的薪資和福利。

Producers, representedbyTheBroadwayLeague, hadcounteredthattherestoredhealthofBroadwaycouldbeendangeredbypotentialticketpriceincreasestoaccommodatethedemands.

以百老匯聯盟為代表的製片人反駁說，為滿足需求而提高票價可能會危及百老匯的恢復健康。

ThemostrecentmajorstrikeonBroadwaywasinlate2007, whena19-daywalkoutbystagehandsdimmedthelightsonmorethantwodozenshowsandcostproducersandthecitymillionsofdollarsinlostrevenue.

百老匯最近一次大規模罷工發生在 2007 年末，當時舞台工作人員罷工 19 天，導致二十多場演出的燈光昏暗，給製作人和百老匯造成了數百萬美元的收入損失。

OnWednesday, three U.S. senators fromNewYorkandNewJersey—DemocratsKirstenGillibrand, CoryBookerandAndyKim—wrotetobothsides, urgingthemto“participateingoodfaithnegotiationsandcontinuedcommunication.”

週三，來自紐約州和新澤西州的三名美國參議員——民主黨人克爾斯滕·吉利布蘭德、科里·布克和安迪·金——致信雙方，敦促他們「參與真誠的談判並繼續溝通」。

ThesenatorsnotedthatBroadwaysupportsnearly 100,000 jobsandis“anessentialcornerstoneintheeconomicwell-beingofsurroundingbusinessesandsectors, includinghospitality, retailandtransportation.”

參議員指出，百老匯提供了近 10 萬個就業崗位，是「酒店業、零售業和交通運輸業等周邊企業和行業經濟福祉的重要基石」。

NEW YORK — The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals.

The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 — which represents 1,200 musicians — had threatened to strike if they didn’t have a new contract by the morning, after going into mediation Wednesday.

Early Thursday, the union said it had struck a tentative deal that includes wage increases and contribution increases to the health fund.

This three-year agreement provides meaningful wage and health benefit increases that will preserve crucial access to healthcare for our musicians while maintaining the strong contract protections that empower musicians to build a steady career on Broadway,” AFM Local 802 President Bob Suttmann said in a statement.

The tentative agreement next goes to members for ratification.

The 23 shows that could have gone silent ranged from megahits like “Hamilton” and “The Lion King” to newcomers like “Queen of Versailles” and “Chess,” which are still in previews.

Plays would not have been automatically impacted.

It was the second Broadway labor deal in less than a week.

Labor tensions had already seemed cool after Actors’ Equity Association — which represents over 51,000 members, including singers, actors, dancers and stage managers — announced a new three-year agreement with producers over the weekend.

Members of both unions had been working under expired contracts.

The musicians’ contract expired on Aug. 31, and the Equity contract expired Sept. 28.

The health of Broadway — once very much in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic that shut down theaters for some 18 months — is now very good, at least in terms of box office.

It has been a long road back from the days when theaters were shuttered and the future looked bleak, but the 2024-2025 season took in $1.9 billion — the highest-grossing season in recorded history, overtaking the pre-pandemic previous high of $1.8 billion during the 2018-2019 season.

The unions pointed to the financial health of Broadway to argue that producers could afford to up pay and benefits for musicians and actors.

Producers, represented by The Broadway League, had countered that the restored health of Broadway could be endangered by potential ticket price increases to accommodate the demands.

The most recent major strike on Broadway was in late 2007, when a 19-day walkout by stagehands dimmed the lights on more than two dozen shows and cost producers and the city millions of dollars in lost revenue.

On Wednesday, three U.S. senators from New York and New Jersey — Democrats Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker and Andy Kim — wrote to both sides, urging them to “participate in good faith negotiations and continued communication.”

The senators noted that Broadway supports nearly 100,000 jobs and is “an essential cornerstone in the economic well-being of surrounding businesses and sectors, including hospitality, retail and transportation.”