Up to date at 8:43 p.m. on Oct. 29 to incorporate a press release from Casa Bonita administration.
There will probably be no cliff divers entertaining visitors at Casa Bonita on Halloween because the restaurant’s solid of performers initiates a three-day strike.
On Wednesday, the Actors’ Fairness Affiliation introduced that Casa Bonita’s divers, magicians, roving actors and different unionized performers would picket exterior the pink palace, at 6715 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood, following unsuccessful efforts to cut price their first contract. The strike is scheduled to happen from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 30 by means of Nov. 1.
Casa Bonita employees voted to unionize in November 2024 as they sought higher pay and to ascertain office protections. The restaurant and leisure venue is a beloved historic landmark and in 2023, reopened beneath the possession of domestically raised celebrities Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The creators of the “South Park” TV present reportedly spent $40 million reviving the restaurant after buying it out of chapter.
Casa Bonita serves hundreds of diners every week and actors beforehand informed JS there have been quite a few incidents involving visitors that had employees involved for his or her security.
The bargaining unit of 57 individuals has been engaged in negotiations since April, in accordance with the Actors’ Fairness Affiliation, and final month, it filed an unfair labor practices cost after performers’ hours had been minimize to accommodate a Halloween pop-up occasion.
Now, the union says administration didn’t ship responses to key proposals that might transfer towards a contract. In a press release, Casa Bonita administration mentioned, “We worth all of our workforce members and their well-being. As a coverage we don’t touch upon ongoing labor negotiations.”
“Casa administration got here to the desk immediately providing an extra 11 cents over their final unfair wage provide, and little or no for future layoff protections,” mentioned lead negotiator Andrea Hoeschen, assistant govt director and common counsel for Actors’ Fairness Affiliation, in a press release. “Regardless of that insult, the negotiating workforce responded with main compromises to attempt to get a deal. After which Casa Bonita walked away from the desk with out responding.”
Casa Bonita addressed the dispute in an e mail to individuals with reservations, confirming the restaurant would stay open and providing a free drink or arcade credit score to visitors.
CORRECTION at 6:57 p.m. on Oct. 29: An earlier model of this story misstated the dates for the proposed strike.
