Unionized workers call out Atlantic Theaters
Members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 173 are protesting the labor being used to build Atlantic Theater’s new addition The Cube, a 6,300-square-foot, 200-seat theater.
According to a flyer being handed out by the group, Atlantic Theaters is using workers who are paid substandard wages.
“By allowing contractors on their project that do not pay area wage and benefit standards, Atlantic Theaters is helping to destroy a decent way of life for hundreds of carpenters and their families that live and work in our communities,” reads the flyer.
Theater co-owner Tiffany Derrickson could not be reached for comment.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories, random stories on subjects he finds interesting and has a column called ‘Choppin’ Wood’ that runs every other week. Additionally, Chris moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes during daylight hours that are jammed with coins, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
