There shall be no cliff divers entertaining visitors at Casa Bonita on Halloween because the restaurant’s forged of performers initiates a three-day strike.
On Wednesday, the Actors’ Fairness Affiliation introduced that Casa Bonita’s divers, magicians, roving actors and different unionized performers would picket exterior the pink palace, at 6715 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood, following unsuccessful efforts to discount their first contract. The strike is scheduled to happen from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 30 via Nov. 1.
Casa Bonita staff voted to unionize in November 2024 as they sought higher pay and to determine office protections. The restaurant and leisure venue is a beloved historic landmark and in 2023, reopened below the possession of domestically raised celebrities Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The creators of the “South Park” TV present reportedly spent $40 million reviving the restaurant after buying it out of chapter.
Casa Bonita serves hundreds of diners every week and actors beforehand advised JHB there have been quite a few incidents involving visitors that had employees involved for his or her security.
The bargaining unit of 57 folks has been engaged in negotiations since April, in accordance with the Actors’ Fairness Affiliation, and final month, it filed an unfair labor practices cost after performers’ hours had been lower to accommodate a Halloween pop-up occasion.
Now, the union says administration did not ship responses to key proposals that may transfer towards a contract. A consultant of Casa Bonita couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
“Casa administration got here to the desk right now providing a further 11 cents over their final unfair wage provide, and little or no for future layoff protections,” stated lead negotiator Andrea Hoeschen, assistant govt director and basic counsel for Actors’ Fairness Affiliation, in a press release. “Regardless of that insult, the negotiating workforce responded with main compromises to attempt to get a deal. After which Casa Bonita walked away from the desk with out responding.”
CORRECTION at 6:57 p.m. on Oct. 29: An earlier model of this story misstated the dates for the proposed strike.
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