1.0IATSEhttps://iatse.netIATSE Communicationshttps://iatse.net/author/communications/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="11YjETjgXO"><a href="https://iatse.net/video-iatse-local-one-president-testifies-to-nyc-council-regarding-union-busting-at-metropolitan-opera/">VIDEO: IATSE Local One President testifies to NYC Council regarding union busting at Metropolitan Opera</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://iatse.net/video-iatse-local-one-president-testifies-to-nyc-council-regarding-union-busting-at-metropolitan-opera/embed/#?secret=11YjETjgXO" width="600" height="338" title="“VIDEO: IATSE Local One President testifies to NYC Council regarding union busting at Metropolitan Opera” — IATSE" data-secret="11YjETjgXO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://iatse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ACC-rogerwaters-001-1.jpg22721704IATSE International Vice President and Local One President, James J. Claffey Jr., testified to the New York City Council about how the Metropolitan Opera's "management" is using the Covid virus as leverage to take away conditions from workers. Instead of negotiating fairly, the Met has locked out Local One Stagehands and outsouces behind the scenes shop work to other countries and areas.