Members of IATSE Local 1 and IATSE Local 764 Ratify New Contracts with Met

NEW YORK – Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 1 and IATSE Local 764 have voted to ratify new labor agreements with the Metropolitan Opera. In voting […]
The Met and IATSE Reach Final Union Agreements

New York, NY – The Metropolitan Opera and IATSE jointly announce tonight that new labor agreements have been secured with the remaining unions whose contracts had expired. Groups with new […]
Statement by Matthew Loeb International President, I.A.T.S.E. on Settlement at the Metropolitan Opera with Local 1

We’re pleased to announce a tentative agreement was reached early this morning between management representatives of the Metropolitan Opera and members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 1. This wasn’t easy. However, after […]
Talks Between the Met and I.A.T.S.E. Local 1 to Resume Tuesday, Negotiations with Six Other IA Opera Locals to Follow

Leaders of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees met with management representatives of the Metropolitan Opera this morning following tentative agreements between the opera company and two other opera […]
Production Technicians Open Talks with Metropolitan Opera

NEW YORK, NY – Members of Local 794 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), representing broadcast and production technicians at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, will begin contract […]
IATSE Local 58 Organizes Crew at Young People’s Theatre

TORONTO, ON – On May 21, IATSE Local 58 filed for certification of stage employees at the Young People’s Theatre. Opened in 1966, the YPT is Canada’s largest theatre for […]
Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Open Talks with Metropolitan Opera as Questions Continue about Executive Pay

NEW YORK, NY – Members of Local 798 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IA), representing makeup artists and hair stylists at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, will begin […]
Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Open Negotiations with Metropolitan Opera as Questions Continue about Executive Pay, Mismanagement

NEW YORK, NY – Members of Local 751 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IA), representing box office employees – treasurers and ticket sellers – at New York’s […]
Scenic Artists Begin Contract Talks with Metropolitan Opera Today Against a Backdrop of Questions Surrounding the Met’s Finances

NEW YORK, NY – The United Scenic Artists (USA 829), Local 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), begins contract talks today with management of New York’s […]
Negotiations Begin Today For Workers in the Metropolitan Opera’s Costume and Wardrobe Departments

NEW YORK, NY – This morning at Lincoln Center, the curtain will open – not on a new opera – but on contract talks between the Metropolitan Opera’s management and the […]