Broadway Strike Averted as Musicians, Broadway League Come to an Agreement
Source: Playbill
Local 802 had threatened to strike today if an agreement on a new contract wasn’t reached.
By Diep Tran
October 23, 2025
A Broadway strike has now been officially averted. Musicians union AFM Local 802 has come to an agreement with the Broadway League on a tentative deal for a new work contract. The agreement will now be brought to union members for ratification.
"United in solidarity, Local 802 Broadway musicians are thrilled to announce that we reached a tentative agreement at 4:30 AM with the Broadway League that will avert a strike scheduled to begin later today,” said AFM Local 802 President Bob Suttmann in a statement. “This three-year agreement provides meaningful wage and health benefit increases that will preserve crucial access to healthcare for our musicians while maintaining the strong contract protections that empower musicians to build a steady career on Broadway."
The union’s former contract expired August 31 and musicians have been working without a contract. Since then, the union has been trying to achieve a new contract that includes increased wages, increased healthcare contributions, and employment and income security.
If a musicians strike were to occur, it would have shut down every musical playing on Broadway with the exception of Ragtime (which is on a different work contract).
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