The stagehands on Broadway need and deserve our solidarity and support.

Their fight is our fight for job security and safe working conditions - two areas that should be a given...and not a giveback.

What can Local 802 members do to show our support?

* WALK THE LINE: All members, including those of us who are not theater musicians, are strongly encouraged to show up at theater picket lines and show support for the stagehands.  Although 802 members are NOT permitted to carry Local 1 picket signs, we CAN bring our instruments.  Your presence on the picket line, with or without instrument, is the best way to show your support for the stagehands.

* INFORM THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN YOUR LIFE:
If you belong to a church, synagogue, or neighborhood/social group, encourage the organization to pass some kind of a written resolution supporting the stagehands strike, and send it to the League of American Theatres and Producers; 226 West 47th Street; New York, NY 10036; (212) 944-2136 (fax); e-mail at league@broadway.org. and to IATSE Local One at 20 West 46th Street; New York, NY 10036-8399; Telephone (212) 333-2500; Outside NYC (800) 745-0045; Fax (212) 586-2437

* URGE YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS TO CALL UPON THE LEAGUE TO SETTLE THE STRIKE:
Contact them at The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc.;
226 West 47th Street; New York, NY 10036; (212) 764-1122 (telephone);
(212) 944-2136 (fax); e-mail at league@broadway.org.

Even a brief note shows the League that the theatergoing public supports the stagehands.

* KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION:
Log on to the Local 802 website or call the Hotline at (212) 245-4802 ext. 260.

A strike is hard on the lives and livelihoods of everyone employed in the theatre, but we must stand together and support our fellow union members...in both word and deed. Please do your part to show Local 802's solidarity and support.

Concerned Musicians of Local 802
P.O. Box 606 Times Square Station
New York, NY 10108

http://www.concernedmusicians.org/
info@concernedmusicians.org