New York, NY -- In response to tonight’s looming contract expiration deadline for the Metropolitan Opera and its affiliated unions, Congressman Jerry Nadler, NYS Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, NYS Senator Brad Hoylman, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and NYC Councilmember Helen Rosenthal, who represent the neighborhood where the Met Opera is located, issued the following statement:

“As the contracts between the Met Opera and its affiliated unions near their midnight expiration deadlines, we urge both sides to continue negotiations in good faith until a fair conclusion is reached. A lockout would serve no one's interests, and in fact would cause serious damage to the hallowed cultural institution that is the Met Opera, all of its workers and the area businesses that depend on the Met’s continued operation.”

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