Strike averted! Musicians' union reaches tentative deal with Broadway League

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Broadway musicians reached a tentative agreement with the Broadway League averting a strike on Thursday morning.

Local 802 musicians had been without a contract since the end of August.

Both sides met with a mediator and were able to come to an agreement.

The tentative deal includes wage increases and contribution increases to the health fund. After announcing the tentative agreement, AFM Local 802 President Bob Suttmann issued the following statement:

"United in solidarity, Local 802 Broadway musicians are thrilled to announce that we reached a tentative agreement at 4:30 am with the Broadway League that will avert a strike scheduled to begin later today. This three-year agreement provides meaningful wage and health benefit increases that will preserve crucial access to healthcare for our musicians while maintaining the strong contract protections that empower musicians to build a steady career on Broadway."

Now, Local 802 will bring the tentative agreement to the members for ratification.

Local 802 musicians work on the following musicals (theater names are in parentheses):

• & Juliet (Sondheim)

• Aladdin (New Amsterdam)

• Beetlejuice (Palace)

• Book of Mormon (O'Neil)

• Buena Vista (Schoenfeld)

• Chess (Imperial)

• Chicago (Ambassador)

• Death Becomes Her (Lunt Fontanne)

• Gatsby (Broadway)

• Hadestown (Kerr)

• Hamilton (Rogers)

• Hells Kitchen (Shubert)

• Just in Time (Circle in the Square)

• Lion King (Minskoff)

• Mamma Mia (Wintergarden)

• Maybe Happy Ending (Belasco)

• Mincemeat (Golden)

• MJ (Neil Simon)

• Moulin Rouge (Hirshfeld)

• Outsiders (Jacob's)

• Queen of Versailles (St. James)

• Six (Atkinson)

• Wicked (Gershwin)

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