We have to understand what led to the lockout. The Met'
s offer to their Stage Hands in December was this: We'll pay you $1500 a week during the pandemic lock down, if you will agree to a 30% wage reduction - only until Box Office returns to pre-pandemic levels. This does not seem that unfair, as the Met cuts would go pretty much across the board. The average stage hand costs the Met $270,000 a year in salary and benefits. Doesnt sound like an exploited worker to me. $200 million of the Met's $300 million budget goes to salaries & benefits.
