In the wake of a complete shutdown of New York theaters, a coalition of stage unions reached a deal Friday afternoon with the organization representing Broadway producers for cash payments and additional health contributions to aid stage workers in distress.The emergency relief agreement provides short-term pay and health benefits, and applies to for-profit Broadway theaters and, in a pact announced Saturday morning, to Broadway shows on tour as well."We are grateful to be able to tell our members that the industry came together to provide some compensation during this terrible time," said the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG), representing 14 labor organizations with about 75,000 members. "Broadway needs to come back and.
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