DENVER (KDVR) — The actors and performers of the iconic Denver restaurant, Casa Bonita, will be on strike starting Thursday morning after contract negotiations crumbled.

"'Casa Boo-nita' will be dressed as an empty pink building for Halloween!" the Actors' Equity Association announced Wednesday after noting that Casa Bonita management "walked away from the negotiating table."

Contract negotiations began in April after the workers voted to unionize in November last year, and the union's arcade staffers were voluntarily recognized by IATSE Local 7 in July. Also included in the union are cliff divers, actors, puppeteers and magicians who perform at the restaurant.

The union noted in its Wednesday press release that Casa Bonita underwent a $40 million renovation in 2023, a project funded by

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