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January 12, 2003

Legit labor orgs form new coalition

IATSE's DePaulo and Equity's Eisenberg to co-chair

By ROBERT HOFLER

Cobug is not the winter flu, though legit producers may wish it were.

Last week, 13 legit orgs representing more than 75,000 workers in the live-entertainment industry joined forces to create the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds.

Cobug's co-chairs are Anthony DePaulo, business manager for IATSE Local 1, and Alan Eisenberg, executive director of Actors' Equity. In a joint statement, the two union execs said the newly formed org will strengthen the legit unions and various guilds "to make our collective voice and concerns heard by employers, public officials and the theatergoing public."

Diverse coalition

Cobug's 13 member orgs are Actors' Equity Assn.; American Federation of Musicians Local 802; Assn. of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers Local 18032; Dramatists Guild; Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Intl.; Makeup Artists-Hair Stylists Union Local 798; Motion Picture Projectionists, Operators, Video Technicians, Theatrical Employees & Allied Crafts Local 306; Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers; Service Employees Intl. Union Local 32BJ Theater Division; Theatrical Protective Union Stage Hands Local 1; Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764; Treasurers & Ticket Sellers Union Local 751; and Local United Scenic Artists (USA) 829.