Broadway cleaners have reached a tentative agreement with the Broadway League, a week after hosting a rally and strike vote.
The cleaners, represented by 32BJ of Service Employees International Union, reached a tentative deal that includes $5 an hour wage increases, a 21 percent increase from the current rates, by the end of the new four-year contract, as well as improved paid leave, and protection for its employer-paid family health care.
The tentative agreement was reached late Wednesday, but the deal must still be ratified by union members. Negotiations on the new contract began in early June.
During the rally, cleaners voted to authorize a strike, if necessary, for the first time in 18 years. The union represents more than 250 cleaners, who work across shows including Chicago, Aladdin, Schmigadoon and more.
Wages had been a sticking point among the two sides, 32BJ SEIU Executive Vice President Denis Johnston told The Hollywood Reporter at the rally.
