Scene Last Night: Weill, Paulson at Carnegie Amid Strike

Guests attending Carnegie Hall’s dinner gala faced striking stagehands who wanted love and respect after killing the opening night concert that was meant to precede the event.

Standing at the entrance of the Waldorf Astoria last night, union members handed out flyers saying that the hall’s reputation as one of the finest venues in the world “is largely due to the efforts of the professional stagehands that we represent.” Some of the workers’ pay with overtime tops $400,000.