The double-breasted grievance, filed with the Broadway League, the trade association for producers and theater owners, points to a few alleged violations of the parties’ Broadway and touring contracts.
“As a remedy, Equity seeks to have either the SET Agreement or Production Contract applied to the Waitress Touring LLC Actors and Stage Managers and a cease-and-desist order directed at NAMCO issued, barring it from using alter egos or other entities in which it has an interest, send out non-union tours and such other relief the arbitrator deems just and proper,” the complaint reads.
If the grievance petition moves forward, Actors’ Equity expects to go to arbitration with NAMCO, a process during which it would argue for retroactive tour. The tour is currently slated to end in June 2022, with another iteration potentially resuming in January 2023,
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