Equity Approves New 99-Seat Rule Over Member Objections
Actors’ Equity Association imposed Tuesday a $9-per-hour minimum wage for actors on Los Angeles’ mid-size theaters. Equity’s national council voted to move ahead with the plan despite overwhelming opposition from the union’s Los Angeles membership, who rejected the proposal 2,046 to 1,075 in an advisory vote completed earlier this week. The new rules, which require theaters with 99 seats or fe…