From planetarium lecturers to performers at strip clubs and escape rooms, Actors’ Equity is organizing live entertainment workers far beyond traditional musicals. The union’s strategy could be crucial as unions brace for a potential anti-labor administration.
About 80 employees will now be part of a pair of unions; they’re looking to address safety, pay
"They were promising a lot, delivering little, that was that was really where it kicked off in earnest," Riley Holmes, a working actor at Casa Bonita, said.
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“Today, we are proud that we stood as a group and said clearly: We want to make Casa Bonita better,” the workers leading the unionization effort said in a statement.
Ella Fent (she/her) is a server/bartender at Drunk Shakespeare where she has worked for three years. Drunk Shakespeare United Chicago won their first union contract in May 2023, and are represented by Actors’ Equity.
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Since August, members of Actors’ Equity Association — including cast members from ‘Stereophonic’ and ‘Chicago’ — have knocked on almost 10,000 doors in the region.
