The national union of stage directors and choreographers has reached an agreement with producers on a new four-year pact being called a landmark for some theater workers, the groups announced today.
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and The Broadway League, the national trade association for producers in the Broadway and touring industry, said in their announcement that the agreement, which covers directors and choreographers on Broadway and League productions in North America and the British Isles, now includes associate directors and choreographers.
Considered a major agreement for its coverage of associates working on Broadway and companies across North America, the pact provides union protections including health and pension benefit contributions for the associate directors and choreographers.
Additionally, the agreement includes increases in compensation and benefits for covered directors and choreographers; new compensation structures for co-directors and co-choreographers; modified terms for recognized activity in the British Isles; and language codifying the parties’ mutual commitment to non-discrimination and anti-harassment. “These talks have resulted in an agreement that we believe meets the needs of both parties,” said SDC Executive Director Laura Penn. “Notably SDC has secured coverage for associate directors and choreographers on Broadway and on tours.
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