Broadway strike: hope for a settlement

The Broadway strike took its first steps toward a grand finale yesterday, with both sides meeting with the hopes of raising the curtains on 27 shuttered shows before the holiday season.

Tense representatives for both the stagehands union and for the producers met at the Westin New York Hotel in Times Square at 10 a.m. for a round of negotiations that sources expect to wrap up by the end of the weekend.

The talks - which included Disney's top labor negotiator Robert Johnson - took place behind closed doors.

Participants declined comment as they entered and exited the room throughout the day.

The strike - which is costing the city millions - erupted Nov. 11 when stagehands walked off the job in the wake of failed labor talks.
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