Strathmore Music Hall Workers Settle Contract
Monday, February 7, 2005(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
The IATSE Local 22 Stagehands at the Strathmore Music Hall settled a
contract last Wednesday night after almost a year of negotiations, clearing the
way for Saturday night’s gala opening of the newly-constructed Montgomery
County-sponsored arts center. Metro Council President Jos Williams and Local 22
President Chuck Clay credited Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan’s
11th-hour intervention with preserving a “harmonious working relationship with
Strathmore Music Hall” by finalizing the 3-year contract. “This proves that
when unions stand together, unions get good results,” said IATSE Local 22
President I. Chuck Clay.