Organizers estimate losses up to 25% of hourly workers
Staff at the Alamo Drafthouse has been hit by major layoffs, from the corprorate staff to individual locations, in a move that has been refered to as a restructuring.
The cuts at the “dinner and a movie” chain of 44 theatres appear to have affected locations run directly by Sony Pictures Experiences, the division of Sony Pictures Entertainment that owns and operates the Austin-founded company.
Drafthouse United, the union founded in 2022 to represent staff at the Alamo South Lamar, reported that around 34 employees at the flagship location, or roughly 25% of hourly staff, were told by phone call this morning that they were being laid off, effective immediately. This pattern has been reported at Drafthouses around Austin and beyond, while Variety reported that 15% of corporate staff have also lost their jobs…