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Hundreds Of IATSE Stagehands Lost Jobs When Democratic Convention Went Virtual

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David Robb Labor EditorEXCLUSIVE: They’re striking the set today at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, site of this week’s Democratic National Convention, which pre-pandemic had held out the hope for full employment for hundreds of members of IATSE Stagehands Local 8.

Instead, the virtual convention produced only a fraction of those jobs.“We would have been working hundreds of people from four to six weeks out if it had gone ahead normally,” Local 8 business manager Tom Gergerich told Deadline. “But that all changed; instead of hundreds, we’re talking a few dozen.” He said that only about three dozen stagehands – who typically earn anywhere from $25-$50 an hour – are working today on the load-out.

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