Labor Unrest Hits Ballet Theater, And Dancers Consider A Strike

MICHAEL COOPER, NY Times: Dance
Fri, 01/19/2018 - 12:47pm

A tumultuous ballet season grows more tumultuous, as dancers at American Ballet Theater vote to authorize a strike as contract negotiations stall.

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Labor Unrest Hits Ballet Theater, And Dancers Consider A Strike

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