One thing about this strike, it's certainly been a big learning opportunity for a lot of us.

Let's look at a post from the Humble Nailbanger, in which he re-publishes a flyer that Actors' Equity has apparently been passing out in NYC.

Myth The Stagehands are striking because they want to preserve “featherbedding.”

Fact
If you follow the League’s logic about “featherbedding,” they could say swings and understudies fall into that category. They’re at the theatre but not working on stage. (”Featherbedding” is an epithet or charge employers always make against Union workers when they want to cut jobs. The term itself refers to workers who supposedly get paid and don’t work). Why are these negotiated, accepted business practices suddenly “featherbedding?”

Myth
The Stagehands on strike are making $150,000 to $200,000 a year.

Fact
A Local One member who works 52 weeks a year will average $67,500 plus benefits. Most extra money comes from working beyond their regular work week.