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\nI.\u00a0 LOCAL 47 BUILDING IS GONE AS OF JULY 15TH
\nII. LOCAL 47 BATTLES NON-UNION WORK
\nIII. EVENTS<\/p>\n
…Absolutely guaranteed anonymity – Former Musician’s Union officer<\/p>\n
…The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity – Nashville ‘first call’\u2028scoring musician
\n…Allows us to speak our minds without fear of reprisal – L.A. Symphonic musician<\/p>\n
…Reporting issues the Musicians Union doesn’t dare to mention – National touring musician<\/p>\n
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I.\u00a0 LOCAL 47 BUILDING IS GONE AS OF JULY 15TH<\/p>\n
Our building will be official gone tomorrow. Many still<\/p>\n
don’t buy that the process was legit,.. and there will<\/p>\n
always be 1000 ballots unaccounted for.\u00a0 But no<\/p>\n
matter, the building is now history.<\/p>\n
Those who didn’t fight to save the building and<\/p>\n
sat the process out can now choose to either fight<\/p>\n
to make sure the Local gets more responsive to<\/p>\n
the non-elites, or let the Local continue to wither<\/p>\n
with only the greedy and \/or self-interested coming<\/p>\n
out ahead.<\/p>\n
The choice is yours.<\/p>\n
THE COMMITTEE<\/p>\n
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II. LOCAL 47 BATTLES NON-UNION WORK
\nMusicians Local 47 Vows To Battle Nonunion Work<\/p>\n
\u201cDone In The\u00a0Shadows\u201d<\/p>\n
From Deadline Hollywood.<\/p>\n
Saying that its contracts have been \u201cput at serious risk\u201d<\/p>\n
by \u201cwork done in the shadows,\u201d Local 47 of the American<\/p>\n
Federation of Musicians is preparing to launch a campaign<\/p>\n
\u201cto ensure that musicians can earn a livable wage working<\/p>\n
in Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n
AFM Local 47
\nIn a recent communique with its members, the local\u2019s executive<\/p>\n
board said more and more musicians \u201care being asked to record<\/p>\n
music for major, well-funded projects without union contracts.<\/p>\n
If union contracts are made irrelevant by work done in the<\/p>\n
shadows, the floor for pay will drop for both union and non-union<\/p>\n
musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read the full message below.<\/p>\n
In many cases, union musicians are forced to choose between<\/p>\n
working nonunion or not working at all. \u201cThese employment<\/p>\n
practices are especially divisive and pernicious,\u201d the executive<\/p>\n
board said, \u201cbecause they exert enormous pressure on<\/p>\n
individual union members.\u201d<\/p>\n
The local\u2019s current contract with the major studios doesn\u2019t<\/p>\n
expire until next April, but it\u2019s already gearing up for a tough<\/p>\n
round of bargaining. One of the challenges it\u2019s facing is the<\/p>\n
trend toward using foreign orchestras to score films and TV<\/p>\n
shows that were shot right here in Los Angeles. Another<\/p>\n
problem is that the AFM\u2019s multibillion-dollar pension plan<\/p>\n
is in \u201ccritical\u201d condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe actuary certified that for the plan years beginning April<\/p>\n
1, 2016, and 2015, respectively, the plan is in \u2018critical\u2019 status<\/p>\n
under the Pension Protection Act of 2006,\u201d according to the<\/p>\n
AFM Pension Plan\u2019s latest financial report. As such, the<\/p>\n
Plan\u2019s board of trustees was required by law to adopt a<\/p>\n
rehabilitation plan designed to improve its financial health<\/p>\n
and to allow it to emerge from critical status.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all know what it is like to wonder where your next<\/p>\n
call is going to come from or how you are going to pay<\/p>\n
your bills,\u201d the executive board said. \u201cNo single musician<\/p>\n
can stop the forces that undermine our profession, but<\/p>\n
as a union we have always been able to push back. We<\/p>\n
believe that it is now necessary to take action together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here is the board\u2019s full message to Local 47 members:
\nTo all members of the American Federation of Musicians<\/p>\n
Local 47: Our contracts are the heart of our union. Whatever<\/p>\n
we achieve through collective action and collective bargaining<\/p>\n
is secured because management signs agreements. Our contracts<\/p>\n
allow us to make sure employers do what they are obligated to do.<\/p>\n
They raise the expectations of all musicians for pay, benefits,<\/p>\n
and professional treatment.<\/p>\n
Recently, those contracts have been put at serious risk. Members<\/p>\n
of Local 47 are being asked to record music for major, well-funded<\/p>\n
projects without union contracts. If union contracts are made<\/p>\n
irrelevant by work done in the shadows, the floor for pay will<\/p>\n
drop for both union and non-union musicians. These employment<\/p>\n
practices are especially divisive and pernicious because they<\/p>\n
exert enormous pressure on individual union members.<\/p>\n
We all know what it is like to wonder where your next call is<\/p>\n
going to come from or how you are going to pay your bills.<\/p>\n
No single musician can stop the forces that undermine our<\/p>\n
profession, but as a union we have always been able to push<\/p>\n
back.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We believe that it is now necessary to take action together.<\/p>\n
We call upon the Federation and other AFM Locals to unite<\/p>\n
with our membership in defense of our union and our<\/p>\n
contracts. In the coming months we will be launching a<\/p>\n
campaign to uphold our contracts, to recapture work<\/p>\n
being done in the shadows and to ensure that musicians<\/p>\n
can earn a livable wage working in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Our goals are:
\n1. To ensure fair pay, benefits, and professional<\/p>\n
treatment for musicians.<\/p>\n
2. To protect our union\u2019s ability to bargain, administer<\/p>\n
and uphold our contracts.<\/p>\n
3. To bring more work under union agreements.<\/p>\n
We, the Executive Board of AFM Local 47, are committed<\/p>\n
to building a stronger, more successful future together.
\n\u2013 AFM Local 47 Executive Board<\/p>\n
[ EC: Well there’s Irony for you. Complaining about non-<\/p>\n
union work when members of the board and every<\/p>\n
committee at the Local do those very same jobs.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Put very simply, as per recording, “NO buyouts,<\/p>\n
NO work” They need to get that.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The world has moved on.<\/p>\n
The problem is our recording contracts are obsolete<\/p>\n
and wishful thinking that help only a minute fraction<\/p>\n
while penalizing 98% of the members, and deteriorating<\/p>\n
our industry.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Our long time building gone, trading it for a short term<\/p>\n
infusion of money while making no changes to the<\/p>\n
ridiculous business model that benefits only a fraction<\/p>\n
of even the RMA members, means that once they’ve<\/p>\n
pissed away that money there will be no more “rich<\/p>\n
relatives” or buildings to turn to.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Either the Union will be forced to change their ways<\/p>\n
with buyout contracts or our union recording industry<\/p>\n
will eventually cease to exist. Even the blindest adherent<\/p>\n
of the status quo knows deep down that the game is over.<\/p>\n
The only question left is, will you allow everyone’s future<\/p>\n
in the recording industry to die so some can stuff their<\/p>\n
pockets a little longer?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As another aside, have you heard the self-congratulations<\/p>\n
and back slapping that Local 47 has been giving itself for<\/p>\n
securing raises in contracts for area orchestras? Well the<\/p>\n
rest of the story is those organizations, when<\/p>\n
confronted with the increased fees, simply cut out rehearsals.<\/p>\n
In some cases orchestras are now having 1 rehearsal per<\/p>\n
concert. So in most cases, with fewer services, the players<\/p>\n
are making less than they did before.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
But that won’t stop the administration for blowing smoke<\/p>\n
professing what a great job they’re doing.<\/p>\n
The COMMITTEE<\/p>\n
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III. EVENTS
\nDEAN AND RICHARD
\nare now at Culver City Elks<\/p>\n
the first \u2028Friday of \u2028every month.
\n7:30pm-10:30pm,
\n11160 Washington Pl.
\nCulver City, 90232
\n310-839-8891
\n————————————-
\nLA WINDS JAZZ KATS 584
\nNO COVER, NO MINIMUM.
\nEvery 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at
\nViva Cantina
\n7:30-10:00.
\n900 Riverside Drive, \u2028Burbank.<\/p>\n
Free parking across the street at Pickwick Bowl.
\nCome hear your favorite charts played the way
\nthey \u2028should \u2028be. \u2028\u2028We are in the back room called
\nthe Trailside Room. \u2028\u2028\u2028Come on down.<\/p>\n
Guaranteed to swing.<\/p>\n
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7\/11-14\/17<\/p>\n
SANTA BARBARA JAZZ WORKSHOP<\/p>\n
The LA Jazz Society is proud to partner with Kim<\/p>\n
Richmond and Kimberly Ford in presenting the<\/p>\n
Santa Barbara Jazz Workshop,\u00a0July 11-14, from<\/p>\n
Tuesday afternoon to Friday night.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A faculty of Jazz professionals teach instrumental\/<\/p>\n
vocal master classes, improvisation, Jazz Listening<\/p>\n
(How to listen, and who to listen to.), modern Jazz<\/p>\n
combo and Big Band playing with concerts
\neach late afternoon (open to the public) where advanced students sit in<\/p>\n
For more information, visit\u00a0www.santabarbarajazzcamp.com.<\/p>\n
Presented by Kim Richmond and Kimberly Ford
\nat the Marjorie Luke Theater and SOHO Jazz Club.<\/p>\n
You can read all previous offerings at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.responsible47.com<\/p>\n
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7\/19\/17<\/p>\n
GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS<\/p>\n
Wed JULY 19, 2017 at 12:10-12:40 pm at the Free Admission
\nDuos by Dwight Dixon, Katherine Hoover, Peter Maxwell Davies & Payton McDonald:
\nFlutist Katherine Marsh\u00a0& Percussionist Timm Boatman.<\/p>\n
Sanctuary of Glendale City Church,
\n610 E. California Ave. (at Isabel St), Glendale, CA 91206.<\/p>\n
Jacqueline Suzuki
\nCurator, Glendale Noon Concerts
\n818-249-5108
\nFlutist Katherine Marsh\u00a0is an active professional musician and teacher. She is currently the solo piccolo player of the Santa Barbara Symphony, principal flute of the San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with the Los Angeles\u00a0Philharmonic, the Santa Barbara Opera and Master Chorale as well as other numerous symphony and chamber ensembles throughout Southern California. Originally from Bowling Green, Ohio, Katherine received a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music Degree from the University of Southern California. Her principal teachers include Bonita Boyd, Samuel Baron, Roger Stevens, and Louise DiTullio. Katherine was accepted into the LA Philharmonic Orchestral Training Program, The Round Top Music Festival, and the Orchestral Institute in Graz, Austria.\u00a0 She has performed in masterclasses with James Galway and Jean Pierre Rampal. This past November Katherine premiered James Domine\u2019s Flute Concerto with the San Fernando Valley Symphony. Katherine\u2019s piccolo and flute playing can be heard in many Star Wars Video games performing with the Skywalker Orchestra. In addition to orchestral work, Katherine is a member of the California Music Teacher’s Association and is a chamber music coach for Junior Chamber Music.<\/p>\n
Percussionist Timm Boatman began his career with the Dallas Symphony and Opera. He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, including recordings conducted by Mehta, Previn, Tilson Thomas and Bernstein. He performed with American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Royal Ballet of Covent Garden, Paris Opera Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Miami Ballet, New York City Opera, Berlin Opera, San Diego Opera and many others. He played drumset for the ballets\u00a0The River\u00a0by Duke Ellington,\u00a0Fancy Free\u00a0by Bernstein and the operas\u00a0Porgy and Bess\u00a0and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny,\u00a0which won two Grammys for LA Opera. He played with the LA Opera Orchestra since the first season. He also played on the recent Grammy winning\u00a0 The Ghosts of Versailles.<\/p>\n
UNTIL NEXT TIME,\u2028\u2028THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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