Broadway musicians of AFM Local 802 have “overwhelmingly” voted to authorize a strike if needed in the ongoing negotiations for a production contract with the Broadway League .

The union’s strike authorization vote closed last night, and results were tallied soon after. The vote count was 98% in favor of strike authorization if necessary.

In its announcement of the authorization, Local 802 said the League, which represents producers and theater owners, “continues to demand unacceptable wages and reduced jobs and benefits in the current contract talks.”

Local 802 President Bob Suttmann said, “On the heels of the most successful season in history, the Broadway League wants the working musicians and artists who fueled that very success to accept wage cuts, threats to healthcare benefi

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