Met Postpones Lockout 72 Hours
Friday, August 1, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
The Metropolitan
Opera postponed a
threatened lockout late on Thursday
night, saying that it had done so at the request of a federal mediator who was
brought in at the 11th hour to try to salvage its contract negotiations with
the unions representing its orchestra and chorus. With management
granting a 72-hour reprieve to try to reach agreements with the unions, though,
it was still unclear if the lockout had been averted, or merely delayed…The
New
York Times
photo: AFM 161-710
President Ed Malaga (white
shirt) with AGMA Mid Atlantic rep
Eleni Kallas (UNITE shirt) and
AFM President Ray Hair (right) at Save
The Met rally Thursday in New York City; photo courtesy Ed
Malaga