Broadway musicians are the latest group of live theater workers to authorize strike action amid ongoing contract negotiations with the theaters that are members of the Broadway League, union officials announced Monday.

Members of AFM Local 802 overwhelmingly voted in favor of a strike authorization, with 98% supporting the measure, President Bob Suttmann said. Musicians have been working without a contract on Broadway since Aug. 31.

The union’s demands, detailed in an open letter to the Broadway League on Oct. 1 and signed by nearly all 1,200 Broadway musicians, include fair wages that reflect Broadway’s success, stable healthcare coverage, and employment and income security, ensuring the preservation of current jobs.

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