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Tom Lee Wins Federation Presidency by Narrow Margin

The AFM's 94th Convention

For only the second time in the 105-year history of the AFM, delegates to its biennial convention have turned down the reelection bid of an incumbent President. AFM Secretary-Treasurer Tom Lee, a former officer of Local 161-710 in Washington, D.C.,

New 802 Club Date Agreement Is Strongest Negotiated in Many Years

Jim Hannen

After one of the most contentious negotiations ever conducted in the club date field, Local 802 and club date employers reached agreement on a new three-year Single Engagement Club Date contract after a marathon negotiating session on May 30. The

Shining A Light On Dark Dates

Local 802’s campaign to bring dark recording dates under contract picked up momentum in June. The union succeeded in having contracts filed for a recording made by former members of the Electric Light Orchestra, who are forming a new band,

Local 802 Endorses Candidates For Several Positions

Local 802 has made its first round of endorsements for some of the offices up for election this year, after interviewing close to 100 candidates. 802 members will soon receive letters with information about the candidates the union has endorsed

Building A Communications Network Among Musicians On Broadway

Tina Hafemeister

With Local 802’s increasing emphasis on strategic planning – both on the overall, unionwide level and for specific contract negotiations and bargaining units – mutual communication between the union and its members has taken on a new importance. Experience and

The 2003 Broadway Negotiations

Local 802’s Broadway Theatre Committee representatives took part in several strategic planning meetings in April and May, culminating in a daylong seminar led by Ken Margolies, Director of Organizing Programs at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, on

Partnership with AFCU Benefits Low-Income Credit Union

Over the last year or so, the Actors Federal Credit Union has been extraordinarily successful in providing AFCU members with access to fee-free ATM transactions. The credit union currently operates 14 ATMs, and will soon place 15 more units in

New York State Labor Movement Ratifies ‘New Alliance’

Union officials from across New York State joined together on June 5 to unanimously ratify a historic “New Alliance” initiative that is intended to strengthen and more clearly define the priorities of organized labor in the state. New York is

A New Benefit for Members

An important new benefit is now available to all 802 members- the opportunity to purchase custom earsets by Radio-Partner for only $99. The personalized ear sets typically can cost up to $150 or more. They allow for clear sound at

"Meeting With Club Date String Players Produces Action"

This article in the June Allegro (click here) dealt with efforts being made by club date string players and Local 802 to bring more jobs under contract, and ensure that scale wages and benefits are paid. The article reported that,

Two Issues That Sparked a Pension Fund Deadlock

Bill Moriarity

On July 9 and 10, for the first time in the existence of the AFM & Employers Pension Fund, the Fund’s employer trustees and union trustees will present contrasting positions on two important issues of Fund policy and plan design

Entertainment Industries Lobby for Health Benefits

Heather Beaudoin

On June 5, members of the Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Coalition traveled to Albany to lobby for the COBRA Subsidy Bill (A.7660/S.3043). This bill would create a subsidy for the payment of 50 percent of the COBRA premium, for a

Viewpoints

Lorraine Lush

The Media Composers Organization (MCO) works with composers, including many members of Local 802, in New York. This article has been edited for publication in Allegro. Its purpose is to inform Allegro’s readers about some of the issues raised by

Allegro Interviews Chris Griffin

Leo Ball

At age 85, trumpet player Chris Griffin is one of three remaining members of the Benny Goodman band that played the historic 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall (the other two are Lionel Hampton and Martha Tilton). Last spring, I was

Musicians' Assistance Program

Jackelyn Frost, CSW

If you are a smoker or were a smoker in the past, and are age 60 or over, you can now receive chest CT screening free of charge through a research study being conducted at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. If interested,

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Bill Crow

“Jive” is a word with several meanings. Being “hep to the jive” was an early insider’s term, referring to the state of being informed and aware in the jazz world, and being able to communicate in the special language of

Musicians At Work: Eli’s Comin’

An innovative Off-Broadway production based on the music of Laura Nyro has been drawing enthusiastic audiences at the Vineyard Theatre. And it’s been as exciting for the musicians as the audience, according to Music Director Joe Rubenstein. “This is a

Stop Verizon Union-Busting!

The music of the 802 All Stars kicked off a June 20 rally that brought thousands of union activists to protest union busting at Verizon, the tenth largest corporation in America and the largest telecommunications company. Last summer, 87,000 CWA

Requiem

Milton H. Bartner – Trumpet Mario J. Battista – Trumpet Murray Berman – Saxophone Richard W. Brooks – Trumpet Harry Dapeer – Piano Larry Eisinger – Drums George Feher – Cello Ronald S. Finck – Alto Sax David Fleischman –

The Musicians’ Voice

MORE ON THE LIVE MUSIC CAMPAIGN To the Editor: In the May issue of Allegro, “A Message From Counterpoint” appeared in the Musicians’ Voice. That letter was originally sent to President Moriarity in February urging the formation of a task

Legislative Update

Heather Beaudoin

SENATE PASSES PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS RENT HIKES ARE TOO HIGH STOP FAST TRACK NEW PROGRAMS IN THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET SENATE PASSES PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS On June 29 the U.S. Senate passed the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, by a

Negotiations Roundup

THE GOLDMAN MEMORIAL BAND The Goldman Memorial Band launched its 2001 summer season under a new collective bargaining agreement. Local 802 and GMB agreed to extend the prior agreement by one year under the following terms and conditions: Performance and

Grievance Corner

SECRETS EVERY SMART TRAVELER SHOULD KNOW Local 802 has collected $4,1123.53 for pension and health benefits owed to musicians when this Off-Broadway production closed on Feb. 20, 2000. The union’s attorneys filed a grievance against Scott Perrin and Secret’s Revue

March 27, 2001 -- May 8, 2003

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2001 Meeting called to order at 11:25 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Landolfi and Shankin, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison, Assistant Director Lennon, Jazz

Bill Crow’s Band Room