The news comes months after dancers organized to negotiate with the company’s management.
A rehearsal at the Dallas Black Dance Theatre studio in 2022. Dallas Black Dance Theatre terminated its entire company of dancers on Friday, according to a statement posted on social media by the labor union representing the dancers.by the labor union representing the dancers. A national organizer for the union confirmed Saturday that nine dancers were impacted. The surprise move comes months after the dancers had formed a union to negotiate with the company’s management.
The most recent post on DBDT’s account shows an audition notice for Aug. 17 seeking “dancers with superior training in Modern and Classical techniques.”and an account run by DBDT dancers responded to the company’s actions: “AGMA is aware that Dallas Black Dance Theatre leadership just terminated all their dancers, and we are appalled. This abrupt and shocking development is the latest in a series of actions the Company has taken since the dancers voted unanimously to unionize.
All of it comes after AGMA filed unfair labor practice charges last weekend against DBDT, Dallas’ oldest continuously operating professional dance company.AGMA says there are multiple issues cited, including unilateral changes to employee benefits, a retaliatory discharge, the refusal to hire for teaching positions and restrictive employee policies.
“The filing of these ULPs is a crucial step in holding DBDT accountable for their punitive reaction to their dancers’ unionization and ensuring that the rights of the dancers are protected,” said Griff Braun, AGMA’s national organizing director, in a statement.DBDT dancers notified leadership April 30 they planned to unionize. DBDT did not voluntarily recognize the union. This led dancers to seek recognition through a National Labor Relations Board election.
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