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Currently Browsing: April, 2003

Coalition of Unions Staves Off Producers' Vow to End Minimums
Mikael Elsila
There was a point during the final, all-night Broadway negotiations when members of the bargaining team were frozen in silent shock. That was the moment they realized that, under intense pressure from the mayor’s appointed mediator, they would have to

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802 Wins a Contract with Four Nonprofit Theatre Companies
Tina Hafemeister and Mary Donovan
Even as Local 802 and Broadway producers were locked in a bitter dispute, the lights were shining brighter Off Broadway. Local 802 and four nonprofit Off Broadway companies – representing nine theatres – have signed an agreement covering performances, rehearsals

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Solidarity Was True Outcome of Broadway Strike
Bill Moriarity
There is no more important word in a union member’s vocabulary than “solidarity.” It speaks to everything we stand for as union members and as working people. Solidarity is the only viable defense for those without power, wealth, or position.

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Member to Member
Marc Ribot
Many mourned the death last December of Joe Strummer. The former Clash guitarist, a true voice of punk resistance, died in London from a congenital heart disease at age 50. Virtually unreported in the U.S. media was Strummer’s history of

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Musicians' Assistance Program
Leslie Cardell, CSW
Most of us experience emotional problems at some point in our lives, and while we’re often able to muddle through on our own, sometimes we need to ask for outside help. Family and friends can make us feel better, and

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Lifestyle Notes
Dr. Diane Gioia-Bargonetti
(This 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, and

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802 Legal Corner
Harvey Mars, Esq., Local 802 Counsel, Leibowitz & Mars, LLP
To most working musicians, this scenario may be a familiar one: you just finished the gig and the owner of the bar hands you $500 cash. The only problem is, you had agreed to play for $800. Or, maybe you

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The following Local 802 members or ensembles were nominated for Grammy awards on Feb. 23. An asterisk (*) indicates that the Grammy was won. Name of Musician or Group Grammy Category Name of Project Gary Burton Best Classical Crossover Album

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Below are only a few of the dozens of messages received by Local 802 during the last few days. LOCAL ONE, IATSE Congratulations on your settlement. The League, by its recent actions and statements, has united the Broadway trade unions

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Effective Dec. 19, 2002 - Dec. 18, 2005
WAGE CATEGORY THEATRE SIZE   100-199 Seats 200-299 Seats 300-399 Seats 400-499 Seats Performance Salary (8 or fewer performances per week and including first double) $550.00 $670.00 $750.00 $820.00 Rehearsals (weekly) $600.00 $725.00 $800.00 $900.00 Rehearsals (hourly) $22.50 $27.50 $32.50

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WHEN THE CURTAIN LOWERED This article also appeared in the New York Times. To the Editor: The pit was picked clean. The musicians of Man of La Mancha had already removed photos, sweaters, electronic tuners, metronomes, instrument stands, and even

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ATLANTIC CHAMBER SYMPHONY A first-time three-year collective bargaining agreement has been reached with the Atlantic Chamber Symphony. For a number of years, the symphony has consistently filed single engagement contracts for a string of summer concerts upstate. The new contract

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AMERICAN OPERA MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY On Jan. 27, the National Labor Relations Board ordered the American Opera Musical Theatre Company to post an order saying that it will bargain with Local 802. The union has been in dispute with the

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Charles A. Bellanti – Duovox George Bohn – Alto Sax Carl Bowman – Euphonium/Composer Ruby Braff – Cornet John Crosby – Composer Luis R. Cruz – Guitar Michael Giaramito – Saxophone Robert Gladstone – Bass Nathan Goldstein – Violin Cecil

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January 14, 2003 -- February 4, 2003
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2003 Meeting called to order at 11:28 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Gale, Giannini, Reynolds, Shankin and Weiss, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison, Assistant Director Lennon,

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Bill Crow
When my friend Ruby Braff passed away last February, silence came to both his gorgeous cornet playing and his razor sharp tongue. Throughout his life, Ruby went his own way. He taught himself to play, and developed a style all

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