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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The union behind entertainment.
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Full Statement here: iatse.net/iatse-applau...
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Full Statement on our Website: iatse.net/iatse-intern...
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When productions walk away, it leaves more than just an empty stage — they leave behind critical opportunities for skilled middle-class workers to earn living in the arts, and forego a chance to inspire American audiences at this historic institution.
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IATSE urges artists and producers to consider the workers behind the scenes who make world class live performances at the Kennedy Center possible.
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☎️ Local B868 (Instant Charge/Telephone Sales and Information)
🧑🎨 Local USA 829 (Scenic Artists)
📢 ATPAM Local 18032 (Theatrical Press Agents & Managers)
For these folks, as well as touring crews working under IATSE’s Pink Contracts, cancelled shows & empty seats directly impact hundreds of families
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IATSE's 7 Locals representing labor at the Kennedy Center include:
💪 Local 22 (Stagehands)
👚 Local 772 (Wardrobe)
💄💇♂️ Local 798 (Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists)
🎟️ Local 868 (Treasurers & Ticket Sellers)
(list continues)
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It is our hope the Center can continue to offer the best to the public when it comes to promoting world-class productions, while protecting freedom of speech and expression, free of censorship in the spirit of foundational democratic values.
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We have a contract and fulfill our end of the deal. We are the best, safest, most experienced workforce available and we’ve worked in the building since it opened 53 years ago, throughout all the challenges and successes the institution has seen.
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“Behind-the-scenes workers need to feed our families and have neither participated in any decisions relating to booked content, nor have we considered social issues as a matter of whether we service a production in the history of our relationship at the Kennedy Center,” Loeb stated.
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During his visit Loeb reaffirmed the vital role that stagehands, wardrobe professionals, makeup artists, ticket sellers, press agents, and other skilled entertainment workers play in bringing world-class productions to life at the Kennedy Center—regardless of the content or artistic choices involved
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By standing in solidarity with unions like the Trade Union for Theatre and Media Finland (TEME) we can ensure fair pay, safe working conditions, & respect for workers' rights are upheld universally, creating a level playing field that lifts up all professionals in our industry.