Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries. Since launching in 1993, the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has grown into the nation’s largest one-day food drive, helping to fill the shelves of food banks in cities and towns throughout the United States. Continue reading
May 2024 Overture Online: Musicians ARE Workers
Inside This Issue:
- COVER STORY: Musicians ARE Workers – Celebrating our Profession on International Workers’ Day
- 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival Photo Gallery
- Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
- Member Spotlight: Pam Gates
- Orchestration With Dr. Norman Ludwin – Free Classes for Members
- Ensemble 2.0: Making Our Website Work Better for You
- Volunteers Needed on May 11 to Help Stamp Out Hunger!
and more!
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Coffee Time Member Mingle: May 17, 2024
Theatrical Motion Picture & TV Film Scales Updated for 2024-2027
Effective April 28, 2024, the AFM Basic Television/Theatrical Motion Picture Agreement scale wages increased by 5%. This includes but is not limited to recording scale wages and Music Preparation wages.
Pension and Health & Welfare rates remain the same, 11.99% (Pension), $48.54 per day (H&W).
You may view the current scales here.
Orchestration Classes 2024 with Dr. Norman Ludwin
AFM Local 47 members are invited to participate in an online learning experience with Executive Board member and professional orchestrator Dr. Norman Ludwin. This series of 4 classes will examine every section — Strings, Winds, & Brass — culminating in Full Orchestra. Students will also have the opportunity to complete their own optional orchestration assignments.
AFM Local 47 membership will be verified prior to enrollment.
For more information about the instructor and to view student feedback from previous classes, please click here.
IT Update: Ensemble 2.0 (E2)
AFM Local 47 has been hard at work updating our IT infrastructure, and at long last the finish line is in sight. We will soon be launching a new, fully cloud-based database named Ensemble 2.0 (or “E2”) that will feature many substantial upgrades. Continue reading
Do Not Work For: Giorgio Lalov
Giorgio Lalov has been added to the AFM Local 47 Do Not Work For List and to the AFM International Unfair List for failure to pay musicians according to industry standards.
April 2024 Overture Online: 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival
Inside This Issue:
- COVER STORY: 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival: Free concert series April 14, 21 & 28
- Inside the Pit at the 96th Annual Oscars
- Member Spotlight: Jon Hammond
- Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
- Abolish Poverty & Homelessness Initiative: Volunteers Needed
- Pension Update on the Application for Special Financial Assistance
- Auditions: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Modesto Symphony Orchestra
and more!
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AFM Musicians Ratify Motion Picture Agreements
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) is proud to announce the ratification of the Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture Agreements contract. This new agreement, unanimously recommended by the bargaining committee, represents a significant victory for musicians working in film and television. Continue reading
2024 Spring Membership Drive
It pays to be #UnionStrong
AFM member benefits include:
• Wage protection
• Health insurance & pension
• Low-cost rehearsal rooms
• Instrument insurance
• Free classes & seminars
• Emergency travel assistance
• Musicians referral service
• Expert help from union staff Continue reading