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Executive Board Minutes

June 14, 2016

Volume 116, No. 11November, 2016

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016

Meeting called to order at 11:05 a.m. by Financial Vice President Olcott. Present: Recording Vice President Schwartz, Executive Board members Burridge, Cutler, Dougherty, Kruvand, Sharman, Suttmann, Assistant to the President Bond. President Gagliardi absent on union business. Minutes from June 7, 2016 reviewed. Executive Board member Hyde present. It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes from June 7, 2016 as corrected. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Assistant to the President Bond presented an invoice for an arbitrator’s fee in the amount of $5,850 from Howard Edelman, ADR, pertaining to a Broadway arbitration. It was moved and seconded to approve payment of the invoice. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. Bond reported on matters pertaining to the Memorandum of Agreement between Local 802 and the Broadway League. Discussion held.

Financial Vice President Olcott reported on various negotiations between Local 802 and American Ballet Theatre, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and American Symphony Orchestra. Discussion held. Olcott presented a request from the Little Orchestra Society to utilize public service scales for rehearsals and performances on November 14 and December 19, 2016 and on February 13 and March 6, 2017. It was moved and seconded to approve the use of public service scales for rehearsals and performances of the Little Orchestra Society on November 14 and December 19, 2016 and on February 13 and March 6, 2017. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Olcott reported on the request for the use of the Local 802 Clubroom for a memorial service. Discussion held.

Olcott presented a bill in the amount of $164,484.21 for Local 802 property taxes. It was moved and seconded to approve payment of the property tax bill. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Recording Vice President Schwartz presented a memorandum for the approval of the Executive Board and to be put before the delegates to the 100th Convention of the American Federation of Musicians in opposition to Resolution No. 4 of the Convention agenda. Discussion held.

Schwartz presented a request from producer Seth Rudetsky and Broadway for Orlando, LLC asking that Local 802 and the AFM waive wages and benefits for musicians scheduled to perform for a recording to commemorate the catastrophic loss of life in Orlando, FL on June 12. It was moved and seconded to approve the waiver of wages and benefits for the commemorative recording on June 12, 2016 with the understanding that the appropriate AFM recording agreement will be filed. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Schwartz presented a request for a donation from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. It was moved and seconded to donate $250 to the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. Suttmann excused.

Schwartz presented a registration form from the NYC Central Labor Council for Local 802 participation in the Labor Day Parade scheduled for September 10, 2016. It was moved and seconded to approve $750 for the registration and participation of Local 802 in the Labor Day Parade. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Schwartz presented a request for a donation from Metro New York Health Care for All. It was moved and seconded to approve a donation of $250 to Metro New York Health Care for All. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Director of Organizing and Field Services Russell-Brown present. Russell-Brown and Bond reported on their meeting with KC Wagner regarding the scheduling of Workplace Anti-Discrimination training and a briefing to be scheduled with the Executive Board. Discussion held. Russell-Brown excused.

Executive Board recessed at 12:49. Executive Board reconvened at 12:55. Controller Camiolo present. Camiolo presented the Local 802 budget for 2016. Camiolo excused. It was moved and seconded to approve the 2016 budget. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. Bond excused.

Schwartz presented requests from 4 members for leaves of absence from Broadway shows. It was moved and seconded to approve the leaves of absence. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

It was moved and seconded to approve the Local 802 memorandum in opposition to Resolution No. 4 to be put before the 100th Convention of the AFM. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Information Technology Director Byrnes and Chris Kabacinski of DRP Solutions present. Executive Board members Sharman, Burridge, Dougherty and Hyde excused. Byrnes and Kabacinski presented a proposal to upgrade Local 802 computer systems to Microsoft Exchange Online and Office 365. Byrnes and Kabacinski excused. Discussion held.

Meeting adjourned at 2 p.m.

The Executive Board did not meet on June 21, 2016.