RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — About 200 stage workers employed across three major venues — two in the Richmond area and one in Charlottesville — could go on strike after contract negotiations fell through, according to the union representing them.
Stage workers employed at the Altria Theater, the Dominion Energy Center and the John Paul Jones Arena could soon go on strike after over six months of negotiations with ASM Global — a management company — which failed to result in a new contract, according to the Local 87 branch of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
Throughout the negotiation process, these workers demanded fair wages and benefits…