A bit of over a month after reaching a tentative settlement with administration, unionized ushers on the Hollywood Pantages Theatre have ratified their first labor contract.
Thirty-eight union members voted “sure” on the proposed pact whereas 13 voted “no” in a vote that occurred on Monday, the ushers’ union IATSE B-192 shared with The Hollywood Reporter. The three-year settlement, which covers 70-odd staff, is retroactive to April 1 and can expire on March 28, 2027.
Citing dialog with coworkers about how they beforehand struggled to get by on “poverty” wages, usher and negotiations committee member Rachel Oshiro mentioned, “I’m hopeful that this alteration is not going to solely assist my coworkers really feel extra financially safe, however really feel assured of their work/employment transferring ahead.”
THR has reached out to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre for remark.
The brand new settlement will elevate base wages for the ushers from $16.78 an hour to $20 an hour instantly, with compensation rising to $21.50 an hour within the final yr of the contract. (Ushers who do VIP room check-in, work as trainers and/or in viewers providers will obtain a $1 an hour improve on that pay fee.) It offers time and a half pay for staff who’re on responsibility on holidays and extra pay in the event that they work seven consecutive days in a row or three shifts in someday. The brand new deal institutes bereavement pay, a minimal name assure, a clothes stipend, language round name cancellations and a grievance and arbitration process.
The Hollywood Pantages ushers unionized in April 2023 after demonstrating majority help for becoming a member of IATSE B-192 in a Nationwide Labor Relations Board election vote. Contract negotiations started that summer time and concluded with a tentative settlement in March 2024. Past ushers on the Hollywood Pantages, IATSE B-192 additionally represents park staff at Common Studios Hollywood and tour guides at Dodger Stadium.