Performers at Medieval Times Forge Collective Bargaining Union

The vassals have taken some power back from the lords! As reported by Gothamist on Friday, the performers at Medieval Times in Lyndhurst, New Jersey (a short royal carriage ride from New York City) have joined the American Guild of Variety Artists. The knights, trumpeters, stablehands, and jesters at this location are the first to unionize. The joust-happy, eat-with-your-hands dinner theater has ten locations in the U.S. and one outpost across the border in the icy realm known as Ontario. “We are excited to have won our union, and grateful for the solidarity shown by our coworkers,” a representative from… Read Full Article