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Currently Browsing: October, 2002

David Lennon
On Aug. 14-18, the three AFM symphonic player conferences met for the second Unity Conference in Ottawa, Canada. Attending were the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM), Regional Orchestra Players’ Association (ROPA) and Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians

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Local 802 recently recovered $113,000 in back payment and penalties for almost 35 musicians who performed theme music for ABC’s news magazine show, The View, and for the morning show, Good Morning America. The amount, which represents both wages and

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We won union benefits, and you can too!” is the theme of the get-out-the-vote booklet for the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center (EKCC) campaign (see previous article). The booklet features testimonials from other teaching artists who won representation with 802 and

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As the September primary approached, the Local 802 Executive Board announced its endorsement of New York State Comptroller Carl McCall for Governor of New York State and Dennis Mehiel for Lieutenant Governor. McCall has been a friend and an ally

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Unity Conference Revealed Divisions on Role of Recordings
Bill Moriarity
The second Unity Conference took place Aug. 14-18 in Ottawa, Canada. A full report on its activities, as reported by Assistant Director and Concert Supervisor David Lennon, can be found here. The first Unity Conference was held in Las Vegas

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Financial Vice-President's Report
Tina Hafemeister
Nineteen ninety-five was a landmark year for Local 802. That February, the union hired Jon Bogert as controller and assigned him the tasks of developing an in-house accounting system and a budgeting process. For the first time in the union’s

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Controller's Report
Jon Bogert
For the six months ended June 30, 2002, Local 802 incurred a loss of $53,376, compared with a gain of $186,724 reported for the comparable period of 2001. The audited financial statements for the period appear on page 20 of

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Entertainment Unions Take On Big Business
Calling for the preservation of live radio in New York, the announcers and disc jockeys who broadcast on Clear Channel radio stations in New York City boycotted the company-sponsored round-robin softball tournament in Central Park on Aug. 13. The announcers

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Entertainment Unions Take On Big Business
Paving the way for a chorus line instead of a picket line, the first national contract for the Radio City Rockettes was settled on Aug. 21. The Rockettes, who are represented by the American Guild of Variety Artists, had been

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Entertainment Unions Take On Big Business
A four-year battle to unionize BET’s long-running stand-up comedy series, Comic View, has ended with the signing of an AFTRA contract. The agreement provides comics who appear on the show significant improvements in all areas, including initial compensation, residuals and

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Guest Commentary
Physicians for a National Health Program, New York Chapter
The health care delivery system in the United States is unjust and inhumane. The costs are higher – 14 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, compared to the 6-10 percent of GDP of other industrialized nations where coverage is comprehensive

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Musicians' Assistance Program
Jane Burbank, CSW
Each of us has different ways of coping with performance anxiety. Some techniques are helpful while others can potentially be self-destructive. Reducing anxiety before it builds up is one of the best approaches. But before we can begin to overcome

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Dr. Diane Gioia-Bargonetti
(The following article, submitted by a Local 802 member, contains advice and suggestions intended to improve one’s health and well-being. Local 802 and Allegro offer no endorsement or recommendation regarding the efficacy or safety of any of the remedies suggested,

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The giant balloon rat is the unique weapon of the New York labor movement. The Laborers’ Union started it all by parking rats in front of non-union construction sites. Local 802 has often borrowed other union’s rats, most recently for

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On May 17 and 18, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra joined with Cyro Baptista and his samba group to present “Carnival on Broadway.” The program featured new music by LCJO director Wynton Marsalis, composed to highlight the connections between Brazilian

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COUNTRY MUSIC TRANSLATES WELL TO CHINESE To the Editor: In May, my band and I were invited to perform in China. Covering 23,000 miles, the tour ranged from giant outdoor concerts in Shenyang and Dalian and beautiful concert halls like

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Heather Beaudoin
LEGISLATURE PASSES MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BILL GROWING NUMBERS OF NEW YORKERS ARE UNINSURED WORKERS PAY MORE FOR INSURANCE NYFA ANNOUNCES NEW YORK ARTS RECOVERY FUND GRANTS AFL-CIO KICKS OFF ONLINE LABOR DAY LEGISLATURE PASSES MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BILL

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A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Local 802 has reached a four-month collective bargaining agreement with Lincoln Center for seven musicians performing at the 299-seat Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre. The agreement provides a minimum weekly scale wage for side musicians of

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Vincent Benevento – Guitar Vincent Bogart – Trumpet William Catizone – Violin Xavier Chavez – Piano/Teacher James De Meo – Saxophone Charles (Chuck) Frazier – Saxophone Earl Frazier – Piano Cal Gilford – Violin Anton Guadagno – Conductor/Artistic Director Lionel

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July 9, 2002 -- August 13, 2002
TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2002 Meeting called to order at 11:30 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Executive Board members Crow, Gale, Giannini, Landolfi, Reynolds, Rohdin and Shankin, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison, Assistant Director Lennon, Assistant Supervisor of National Contracts

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Bill Crow
The late Vinnie Burke, a wonderful bassist, was well known among his fellow musicians for his principled and outspoken positions on swing, tempo and repertoire. A purist with demanding criteria, Vinnie could be scathing if he detected transgressions such as

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