Strathmore Arts Center appears to be using the pandemic as an excuse to fire their union workforce and repeatedly violate the union contract, reports IATSE 868. After several months of negotiations, Strathmore management and employees represented by Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 868 reached a tentative agreement on all provisions except one minor issue. However, the union reports that it was forced to file unfair labor practice charges against Strathmore after management reneged on their verbal agreement, imposing unilateral changes followed by sweeping job cuts. In July, Strathmore management, with newly minted CEO Monica Jeffries Hazangeles (photo) at the helm, made the decision to lay off all part time and half of their full-time employees. Read more here and tell Strathmore to “honor their agreement with dedicated box office employees and give them back their jobs!”