of taxpayerfunding. all previously purchased tickets including season tickets remain valid. a union representing about 60,000 behind the scenes workers in hollywood has reached a tentative deal with producers, averting a strike that threatened to cause widespread industry disruption. the international alliance of theatrical stage employees union, which includes camera operators, make up artists, sound technicians and others, had threatened to strike from monday. shutdowns from the covid i9 pandemic had caused a production backlog that led to crews working up to 14 hours a day to feed programming anousha sakoui is an entertainment reporter at the la times, specialising in hollywood and labour issues. she told us more about the dispute and the possible deal. the deadline was going to be midnight sunday, so first thing monday morning we would have seen