Allegro
Currently Browsing: May, 2011
Labor History Month Calendar
For more events and to get a complete, downloadable calendar, see www.NewYorkLaborHistory.org JEWS AND BASEBALL: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY Narrated by Dustin Hoffman Thurs., May 19, 6 – 9 p.m. Film screening/discussion with filmmaker Peter Miller & sports columnist Dave
Standing Strong Together
Musicians win agreements at Stamford and Detroit
French hornists from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performing at a protest last year in front of their concert hall. Musicians fought back a vicious union busting campaign by management and won a contract without losing their union. Photo: Hart Hollman
‘Extraordinary Remedies’
If your boss is really evil, the labor board can step in
Harvey Mars, Esq. May is labor History Month, so it’s appropriate that I tell you about one of my more inspiring cases. Last year I filed two election requests with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of teachers and
‘Are You Ready for Us?’
Organizing Matters
Employers who scoff at the rights of musicians may find they’ve bitten off more than they can chew. The union is here to fight! Photo: Walter Karling We enjoy paying our musicians well above what unions tell musicians they are
Union Discipline
Should we go back to being gig cops even if we still have that power?
The fact that May is Labor History Month is a reminder that history should serve as a lesson, or else it is destined to be confined to the realm of nostalgia and useless sentimentality. For a good deal of the
Looking Back, A Good Year for the Union’s Finances
Financial Vice President's Report
As we entered 2010, the financial outlook was grim. The prior year was very challenging for Local 802. We were running a $17,000 deficit in the middle of 2009, which increased to a deficit of $180,000 by the end of
We Did Fine Last Year, But This Year May Be Different
Controller's Report
For the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, 2010, Local 802 realized a gain of $514,557, compared to a loss of $180,538 during the prior year. The audited financial statements for 2010 appear in the printed issue of May 2011 Allegro.
The Triangle Fire
Labor History Month
WE WILL REMEMBER: The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire was one of the worst tragedies in American labor history. One hundred and forty-six workers – mainly immigrant women and girls – lost their lives. The deaths were sue to the owners’
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Bronx Arts Ensemble tries for world record, but Mother Nature calls a different tune It was supposed to be a Guinness world record. The Bronx Arts Ensemble, which is covered by a Local 802 contract, came up with the idea
Light Out of Darkness
Gotham Chamber Opera Orchestra commissions a new opera with an intense plot What happens when a woman tries to escape from her life in a fundamentalist Mormon sect? That’s the plot of “Dark Sisters,” a new opera with music by
Off Broadway Roundup
The theatre department has been busy. We’re currently in negotiations with the Roundabout Theatre Company and Gateway/Patchogue Theatres. Currently the Roundabout is playing “Anything Goes” at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre with 16 musicians. Previews began on March 10 and the
When Should Local 802 Get Political?
Members and staff protested the Iraq occupation in 2007; Local 802 was a supporter of U.S. Labor Against the War. Should the union take official positions on outside conflicts? Photo: Walter Karling As I write this, I am 50,000 feet
Beyond the Gig: Building Your Career As a Musician
Musicians' Assistance Program
Wondering how to build your career – especially during a recession? Recently, Local 802 partnered with the Actors Fund Work Program to present “Beyond the Gig: Building Your Career as a Musician.” We attracted a very healthy crowd of 50
Looking for Housing?
How does $635 a month sound to you?
The Schermerhorn: housing for artists at $635 a month. Are you a single musician looking for housing? We have some news! There’s a terrific new affordable housing opportunity for single adults who work in performing arts and entertainment. Studio apartments
The Musicians’ Voice
The Musicians’ Voice is an open forum for discussion about the state of union affairs. The letters here do not necessarily express the views of Local 802. E-mail letters to Allegro@Local802afm.org or write to Allegro, Local 802, 322 West 48th
Remembering Dino Anagnost
Dino Anagnost (1943-2011) doing what he did best: inspiring others. On March 30, we lost our leader of over 30 years. We must now try to imagine the Little Orchestra Society without Dino Anagnost. What a legacy he left. I
‘Why we joined the union’
Hugga ReddaBlack Trevor Long Sarah Silverman Danny Weller R. Conrad Cornelison I am a song composer as well as an arranger of lyrics. I have been performing for at least 10 years, mostly independent work in the fields of reggae,
Executive Board Minutes
January 18, 2011
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011 Meeting called to order at 11:13 AM. Present: President Gagliardi, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Recording Vice President O’Connor, Executive Board members Covo, Dougherty, Hyde, Roach, Schwartz, Sharman, Assistant to the President Donovan. It was moved and
Bill Crow’s Band Room
I’ve been saying goodbye to too many of my old friends lately. The latest one to go was Joe Morello, whose obit was in the last issue of Allegro. I met Joe when I joined Marian McPartland’s trio at the