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'Barbenheimer' was a boon to movie theaters and a headache for many workers. So they're unionizing
By HILLEL ITALIE
Updated 8:51 AM CDT, October 13, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — For movie theater owners around the country, the same-day release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” this summer meant record box office sales and a gratifying sign that the public still craved entertainment on the big screen.
But for some employees at the Alamo Drafthouse in Manhattan, “Barbenheimer” was the breaking point.
“That really pushed us to the edge,” says Maggie Quick, a guest attendant. “It was just the constant understaffing and the emotional exhaustion.”
“People were waiting longer than usual for their food and that makes them short-tempered and impatient,” recalls Tyler Trautman, a shift leader. “We’re the ones facing customers. It takes a toll, a mental toll, to be yelled at by guests because their drink has been taking an hour.”
FULL story : https://apnews.com/article/alamo-drafthouse-union-1ea5960fd7decdd3b8782c1d5edc64b1