Workers at the Coolidge Corner Theatre prepare for possible strike, as management alleges unfair labor practice
Source: Brookline News
by Nathan Metcalf June 3, 2026
Workers at the Coolidge Corner Theatre are preparing for a possible strike after rejecting management’s “last and final” contract offer last Friday.
The nearly two-year labor dispute escalated further on Wednesday when the theater’s nonprofit foundation filed a federal complaint accusing the union of bad-faith bargaining.
The Coolidge Corner Theatre Union, which represents the nonprofit theater’s floor staff and projectionists, announced Monday that 67% of members voted against the latest contract proposal and that workers would begin preparing to announce a strike date.
“The Foundation can still avoid a strike,” union spokesperson Ginny Hamlin said in a press release Monday announcing the vote. “Our members want a fair contract, not a labor dispute. We hope management will choose to resolve the issues workers have been raising throughout this process.”
The Coolidge Corner Theatre. Photo by Kate Kotlyar
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