NEW YORK—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will hold a supervised election at the Joyce Theater on October 26, giving the stagehands the opportunity to have a neutral party certify that they do want Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) to operate as their collective bargaining representative.

“Joyce Theater Foundation's agreeing to a swift NLRB-supervised vote of its stage technicians for union representation is an act of respect and appreciation for its stagecraft employees," said Local One IATSE President James J. Claffey, Jr. "I applaud them.” By agreeing to the NLRB supervised election Joyce Theater management is avoiding a legal fight to prevent the election from taking place, which would have been costly for both the Theater and the Local. Claffey pledged that whatever the outcome of the election, Local One would “respect their collective decision."

Local One IATSE filed a petition with the NLRB September 14, about a month after they had requested voluntary recognition as bargaining agent from Joyce management. According to a statement released by the Local a large majority of Joyce stage technicians signed authorization cards empowering Local One IATSE to act as their collective bargaining agent this summer.

Calls to the Joyce’s representatives for a comment went unreturned.

For more information about Local One, please visit: www.iatselocalone.org

For more information about Joyce Theater, please visit:  www.joyce.org

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