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Alamo Drafthouse Lays Off 70 Staff Members From New York City Locations Ahead of Expected Strike
Alamo Drafthouse has laid off 70 staff members from its New York City theaters.
The circuit, a favorite among cinephiles for its strict “no talking, no texting” policy, let go of an unspecified number of venue staff across the country in January for the same reason. An unfair practice charge was filed on Monday to the National Labor Relations Board by the United Auto Workers Local 2179. Before that, the circuit had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2021 as global theater chains were struggling to survive the prolonged COVID-related closures and subsequent lack of new releases.
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