Greetings Local 47 Brothers and Sisters,<\/p>\n
We’ve had several members write asking specifics about why we
\nfeel it is so vital to vote for the independent “David Schubach”
\nslate. Though this will not be our only response, we’d like to
\nsend our thoughts along as food for thought.<\/p>\n
Firstly, you should check out www.davidschubach.com and read
\nthe candidate\u2019s statements.<\/p>\n
I.\tWHO ARE THE INDEPENDENT SLATE
\nII.\tWHY WE NEED TO CLEAN HOUSE!
\nIII.\tNO MONEY CRUNCH
\nIV.\tSEND IN YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST NOW!<\/p>\n
I. WHO ARE THE INDEPENDANT SLATE AND WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THEM!<\/p>\n
The slate that David has put together has the leadership skills
\nthat this Local needs to confront the particular areas members
\nneed at this point in time.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
PRESIDENT<\/p>\n
DAVID SCHUBACH has served in many capacities at our Local.
\nInitially, he created a vibrant, active referral service for our
\nmembers, one that could easily be called the pride of the
\nFederation. It has helped the rank and file find thousands of jobs,
\nand he knew, as he does now, that service to our members, all
\nour members, is the primary mission of our Local. He went on to
\nbe a very successful Vice-President. He was instrumental in the
\ncreation of the SELA contract and it was during David’s tenure
\nthat the construction of the rehearsal rooms was given the go
\nahead. Of course, David would not have allowed music rehearsal
\nrooms to be constructed WITHOUT SOUND PROOFING as this
\nadministration did, and for which Vince Trombetta is taking great
\ncredit!<\/p>\n
Behind the scenes, Schubach has lobbied legislators in Sacramento
\nfor recording artists\u2019 rights with Don Henley and Sheryl Crow. In
\nBeverly Hills he produced the first State-of-the-Unions seminar
\nfeaturing all the entertainment guilds for the Entertainment
\nIndustry Council. He initiated standard business practices at the
\nLocal including the removal of social security numbers from
\nmonthly statements, the rental of vacant second-floor offices,
\nand the periodic review of employees\u2019 performances with written
\njob descriptions. Also he created a database of all Local 47 CBAs
\nthat is now available online.<\/p>\n
VICE PRESIDENT<\/p>\n
PETER QUESADA has had decades of experience in the music
\nbusiness here. He has created orchestras, he has run orchestras.
\nHe knows the ins and outs of their operation and contracts. He
\nunderstands their concerns and has had deep ties to the live
\nperformance arena throughout his career. He knows orchestra
\nnegotiations from a conductor’s AND player’s point of view.
\nPeter has performed regularly on the Grammys, Latin Grammys
\nand other shows.<\/p>\n
Peter’s message: In a real and true visionary approach to
\nthe future of our Union we ought to do exactly what the word
\nunion signifies, BECOME UNITED in our goals for the well being
\nand benefit of all our members. In the true sense of a
\ndemocracy we are ALL EQUAL. No one ought to be privileged
\nabove any other dues paying and hard working member.
\nWe certainly can have differences of opinion, but the UNITY for
\nthe sake of the whole is what ought to be the first consideration
\nin all our negotiations.<\/p>\n
TRUSTEES and DELEGATES<\/p>\n
LISA HALEY has more than proven herself as a successful
\nbusinesswoman, musician and bandleader. As head of the FMA
\n(Freelance Musicians Association) she has helped organize
\nfreelancers of many stripes to work collectively for the benefit of
\nall. She knows accountability and responsibility and is a uniter.
\nLisa understands contracts and the concerns of touring and
\ntraveling musicians intimately and how to get results for them.<\/p>\n
ALAN VAVRIN is well regarded as a percussionist and activist.
\nHis expertise spans from orchestral to recording to live theater
\nto casuals. He understands the ins and outs of serving on
\norchestra committees and has served in numerous negotiations.
\nAlan is also well versed in the concerns and needs of the recording
\nmusician.<\/p>\n
DIRECTORS<\/p>\n
DR. BOBBY RODRIGUEZ has invaluable experience regarding the
\ninner workings of entertainment organizations, which can help
\nus ensure that the ENTIRE membership is represented. He has
\nserved on the Board of Governors of NARAS and the California
\nInstitute for the Preservation of Jazz, giving him an insider\u2019s
\nknowledge of the concerns of members of the entertainment
\ncommunity. As do most others on the slate, Bobby has extensive
\nexperience as an educator. He understands the needs and
\npotential future benefits our local must work towards for our
\nprivate teacher members. <\/p>\n
DAVID GARFIELD brings to the local his expertise in the inner
\nworking of jingles, recording and records. His experience in the
\npop and commercial world will be a great asset in bringing more
\nof these musicians into the fold of our Local. <\/p>\n
TOM GRIFFIN has the advantage of decades of experience with
\nthe life and needs of theater musicians. He has been the pianist
\nand\/or music director of many shows, including a national tour
\nof My Fair Lady and Music Director and Conductor of Beauty and
\nthe Beast in Atlanta. His local and touring experience translates
\ninto knowing the needs of those musicians on the road and in
\nthe pit.<\/p>\n
HARRIET KATZ is a veteran of the casual world and the freelance
\nclassical musician’s world. She has vast experience in running a
\nsuccessful chamber music business and understands the
\nparticular needs and concerns of those members. She has had a
\ngreat deal of experience in the world of California Politics as well.<\/p>\n
If you’ll read the last few COMMITTEE e-mails you’ll realize the
\nlack of consideration and respect that the current administration
\nshows again and again for the very people who pay their salaries!
\nIn short (way too late, sorry ’bout that.) WE DESERVE BETTER!<\/p>\n
——–<\/p>\n
II. WHY WE NEED TO CLEAN HOUSE! Let us count only some of the ways…<\/p>\n
The recording musicians have their interests well covered by the
\nRMA and for the past decade or two our Local’s interests have
\nbeen far too focused on that small minority, to the detriment of
\nthe vast majority of members. This indifference to, even open
\nhostility to the needs of the live and freelance players has grown
\nexponentially over the last two years, frankly, since Vince
\nTrombetta got into office and he, Hal and\/or the Board have
\nused a hatchetman, the former Office Manager, to do their dirty
\nwork. This to the point where a complete change of the guard is
\ndesperately needed and vital to our future as a local.<\/p>\n
Don’t take our word for it. For just one example check out Mr.
\nTrombetta’s Spiel,… in which he says “members should have the
\nservices they need and deserve.” Take him at his word. The
\nwholesale dismantling, downsizing into uselessness and mixing
\nof the members services didn’t begin until shortly after Mr.
\nTrombetta was elected. The damage to our services in the last
\nyear speaks volumes to Mr. Trombetta’s statement that the
\nmembers should have the services they “deserve”. He has
\npublically stated in the past that valuable services to our
\nFreelance Members “have no place in a Labor Union.”<\/p>\n
At the July membership meeting, the VP tried to paint a picture
\nof conspiracy that got him booed into silence. At the October
\n23rd meeting, when questioned about his lack of presence at
\nwork at the Local on Wednesdays, (though he’s paid for a
\nFULL TIME POSITION), the VP snapped, “This is not a real meeting,
\nI don’t have to answer questions!\u201d<\/p>\n
This should tell you all you need to know about his disregard
\nand lack of respect for the rank and file.<\/p>\n
President Espinosa’s credit card was used to create an imposter
\nemail account (which is still active, by the way) to try to discredit
\nmembers who dare to speak the truth about their actions. An
\nindependent investigation led to the firing of the employee who
\nused the President’s credit card and Local 47 resources to do it.
\nAll in house! Officers in other Locals have been fired and fined
\nfor far less, yet simply denying to have authorized the credit
\ncard\u2019s use seemed to be enough for this board to give President
\nEspinosa a pass. That’s accountability and responsibility?<\/p>\n
Our current board stood by and allowed the engineered firings
\nof two of the most useful and loyal long term employees this
\nlocal has ever had – refusing them an opportunity to speak to the
\nboard to defend themselves, on the word of a now discredited
\nand fired employee. A board that should have known of the
\ndispicible conduct of the former General Manager toward our
\nemployees and did nothing until forced to act by the membership,
\nhaving to have the evidence literally thrust upon them by the
\nmembership.<\/p>\n
David Schubach and the rest of his slate understand the
\nimportance of honesty, integrity, and attention to details. He has
\nlearned that musicians come first, unlike President Espinosa, who
\nhas been said by many orchestral members to have “Never met a
\nmanagement he didn’t like”. Ask members of the players
\ncommittees of the Pasadena Pops, Desert or San Bernardino
\nSymphonies what a lousy job Hal did for them in negotiation. <\/p>\n
David has shown repeatedly that he will keep the entirety
\nof the membership in mind, and their needs paramount.<\/p>\n
——–<\/p>\n
III. NO MONEY CRUNCH<\/p>\n
This present administration has been a disaster for the vast
\nmajority of members. They have claimed that the firing of much
\nneeded employees was because of a budget crunch, among
\nother excuses. <\/p>\n
There is no money crunch at the Local. Our local has millions of
\ndollars in property and assets and approx. two million in cash,
\nyet they are trying to cut the hours for many of our employees,
\nsome to the point where they could not afford to stay, as was
\nthe case with the former Studio 47 Administrator. <\/p>\n
The former Directory Administrator, refusing to take the bait
\nfrom VP Vince Trombetta and the former General Manager to
\nbecome an AT-WILL employee, thus creating the situation where
\nhe could be fired on the GM’s whim, was reprimanded and
\ndocked pay for being late, when they knew the Administrator
\nhad a previous agreement with his boss because of parental
\nobligations.<\/p>\n
These actions have been transparent and obvious. The focus of
\nthis local must be returned where it should be, to the rank and
\nfile member.<\/p>\n
For the reasons above, among many others, we cannot condone
\ntheir continued employment at our Local. The Espinosa ticket,
\ntaken as a group, deserves to be entirely replaced. <\/p>\n
A coat of plain gray paint on the building and non-soundproofed
\nrehearsal rooms cannot make up for the serious damage they
\nhave done to our local.<\/p>\n
VOTE FOR THOSE WHO WILL DO THE MOST GOOD FOR THE MOST
\nMEMBERS, THE INDEPENDANT SLATE HEADED BY DAVID SCHUBACH!<\/p>\n
PRESIDENT – DAVID SCHUBACH
\nVICEPRESIDENT – PETER QUESADA
\nTRUSTEE\/DELEGATE – LISA HALEY
\nTRUSTEE\/DELEGATE – ALAN VAVRIN
\nDIRECTOR – DR. BOBBY RODRIGUEZ
\nDIRECTOR – DAVID GARFIELD
\nDIRECTOR – TOM GRIFFIN
\nDIRECTOR – HARRIET KATZ<\/p>\n
V.\tSEND IN YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST NOW!<\/p>\n
Our local needs your vote, YOUR help if we\u2019re going to get the
\nlocal back for the rank and file! Please help our Local return to
\nhelping ALL the membership. We cannot do it without you! <\/p>\n
As Always, those who disagree are welcome to rebut anything in
\nthese mailings.<\/p>\n
Until next time!<\/p>\n
THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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