NOTE: The Executive Board did not meet on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Tuesday May 21, 2013

Meeting called to order at 11:37 AM by Financial Vice President Olcott. Present: Olcott, Recording Vice President O’Connor, Executive Board members Brandford, Cranshaw, Dougherty, Hyde, Kruvand, Sharman, Assistant to the President Boyle. President Gagliardi absent on union business.

Minutes from May 7, 2013 reviewed. It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes from May 7, 2013 as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held on Local 802 mayoral candidate interviews. Assistant to the President Boyle excused. Financial Vice President Olcott requested annual salary adjustments for two Local 802 non-bargaining unit employees. It was moved and seconded to approve the adjustments. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. Boyle present.

Olcott presented a request from the Long Island Philharmonic to use public service scales for two educational concerts on May 29 and June 6 respectively. It was moved and seconded to grant the request. Motion carried unanimously.

Olcott reported on the state of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. Discussion held.

Recording Vice President O’Connor requested a donation of $12,113.02 to the Council for Living Music to help fund the Piano In Bryant Park series to be paid from the public relations budget. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Olcott reported on the current Local 802 Public Service Scales. It was moved to extend the current Public Service Scale rates until September 30, 2013. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

O’Connor presented a request from ALIGN (previously Jobs with Justice New York) for a $300 donation for its annual Movement Builders Awards ceremony. Executive Board member Burridge present at 12:08. Discussion held. It was moved and seconded to grant the request. Motion carried unanimously.

O’Connor requested up to $13,500 to have emergency work done on the water service line from the city water supply to the Local 802 building. It was moved and seconded to grant the request. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Theatre Representative Copeland present. Copeland presented a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. for Westbury Theatre. Discussion held. Copeland excused. It was moved and seconded to approve the MOA with Live Nation Worldwide. Motion carried unanimously.

O’Connor reported on negotiations with 54 Below. Discussion held.

Anne Walker Scholarship committee members Bettina Covo and Bill Rohdin present. Covo and Rohdin presented recommendations and suggestions for Anne Walker Scholarship Executive Board guidelines. Discussion held. Covo and Rohdin excused.

Local 802 Central Labor Council (CLC) Delegate Moschel present. Moschel gave a report on the CLC Delegate meeting held on May 16. Discussion held. Moschel excused.

Concert Representative Fisher present. Fisher presented an MOA with the School of American Ballet (SAB). Fisher presented an MOA with Musica Viva. Discussion held. Fisher presented a request from Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra to use public service scales for two educational performances on May 23 and June 10 respectively. Fisher excused.

It was moved and seconded to approve the MOA with SAB. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

It was moved and seconded to approve the MOA with Musica Viva. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

It was moved and seconded to grant the request to Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra to use public service scales for two educational performances on May 23 and June 10.

Executive Board members Brandford and Hyde presented a draft of proposed amendments to the Local 802 Limited Pressing Agreement. Discussion held.

O’Connor presented 9 requests for leaves of absence from Broadway musicians. It was moved and seconded to approve the leaves of absence. Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 1:52 p.m.

Tuesday May 28, 2013

Meeting called to order at 11:08 AM. Present: President Gagliardi, Financial Vice President Olcott, Recording Vice President O’Connor, Executive Board members Brandford, Burridge, Cranshaw, Cutler, Dougherty, Schwartz, Sharman, Assistant to the President Boyle.

Minutes from May 21, 2013 reviewed. Executive Board Hyde present at 11:26. It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes from May 21, 2013 as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.

President Gagliardi reported on negotiations with the New York City Ballet. Discussion held.

Gagliardi reported on a Metropolitan Opera grievance. Discussion held. Gagliardi reported on 54 Below negotiations.

Gagliardi announced the appointment of Lynne Bond to a new staff position, Director of Lincoln Center and Theatre Services. Lynne Bond present. Discussion held. Bond excused.

It was moved and seconded that because the New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) program journal ad purchased on February 26 was not placed in time, the $250 cost of the ad would be donated to NYCOSH. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Gagliardi reported on plans by various symphony orchestras to move toward incorporating electronic media agreements in their contracts. Discussion held.

Financial Vice President Olcott reported on a recommendation from the School of America Ballet orchestra committee determining the orchestra bargaining unit for the purposes of ratification of the contract. Discussion held. It was moved and seconded to approve the recommendation. Motion carried unanimously.

Jazz Representative Weeks present. Weeks presented a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Jazz Foundation of America for the 2013 Great Night in Harlem concert. Discussion held. Weeks excused. It was moved and seconded to approve the CBA with the Jazz Foundation of America. Motion carried unanimously.

Recording Vice President O’Connor reported on a letter received from the Actors Fund in response to O’Connor’s letter to the Actors Fund regarding its failure to hire musicians for its annual gala and its use of recorded tracks. Discussion held.

Executive Board recessed at 12:19. Executive Board member Hyde excused. Executive Board reconvened at 12:33.

O’Connor reported on Local 802 professional staff changes. Discussion held.

Discussion held on the Special Situation with “Matilda.”

Concert Representative Fisher present. Fisher presented a CBA with Manhattan Concert Productions. Fisher excused. Discussion held.

O’Connor presented 2 requests for leaves of absence from Broadway musicians. It was moved and seconded to approve the leaves of absence. Motion carried unanimously.

Executive Board member Schwartz reported on his attendance at a Manhattan Producers Alliance meeting. Discussion held.

Meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m.

Tuesday June 4, 2013

Meeting called to order at 11:11 AM by Financial Vice President Olcott. Present: Olcott, Recording Vice President O’Connor, Executive Board members Burridge, Cranshaw, Cutler, Dougherty, Hyde, Schwartz, Sharman, Assistant to the President Boyle. President Gagliardi absent on union business.

Minutes from May 28, 2013 reviewed. It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes from May 28, 2013 as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.

Assistant to the President Boyle presented a recommendation to donate $500 from the TEMPO fund to attend Congressman Jerry Nadler’s Annual Gala Reception on June 24. Discussion held. It was moved and seconded to make the donation. Motion carried unanimously.

Boyle presented a recommendation from the three executive officers to strategically expand circulation of Allegro. Discussion held. It was moved and seconded to expand Allegro’s circulation to various labor, political, community, industry and other groups and to spend up to $1,500 to hire a temp employee for research and other tasks for this purpose. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously.

Financial Vice President Olcott requested an annual salary adjustment for a Local 802 non-bargaining unit employee. It was moved and seconded to approve the request. Motion carried unanimously.

Olcott presented a request from the Queen’s Symphony to use public service scales for three parks concerts on June 24, July 30 and August 4 respectively, in the event that MPTF funds are not approved in a timely fashion. It was moved and seconded to grant the request. Motion carried unanimously.

Olcott presented a request from the Bronx Arts Ensemble to use public service scales for two concerts on June 6, one concert on June 13, two concerts on June 14 and one concert on June 19. It was moved and seconded to grant the request. Motion carried unanimously.

Recording Vice President O’Connor reported on meetings between Congressman Jerry Nadler and various nightclub management spokespeople in an effort to persuade the nightclubs to meet with Local 802 to discuss demands of the Justice for Jazz Artists campaign. Discussion held.

O’Connor presented an invoice for $23,530.50 from Geto & de Milly for the purchase of numerous ads as part of the jazz nightclub campaign, to be paid from the public relations budget. Discussion held. It was moved and seconded to pay the invoice. Motion carried unanimously.

Boyle reported on TEMPO finances. Discussion held.

Executive Board member Brandford present at 12:06. It was moved and seconded to donate $5,000 from the Local 802 strike fund to the Minnesota Orchestra Musicians to support the striking orchestra members. Motion carried unanimously.

Executive Board member Schwartz reported on his attendance at a Manhattan Producer’s Alliance meeting.

O’Connor reported on a meeting that took place on May 31 between O’Connor, President Gagliardi, Executive Board member Kruvand and commercial production house producers. Discussion held.

Local 802 Concert Representative Fisher present. Fisher presented a request from Gotham Wind Symphony to play for reduced scales for the Easter Regional Conference of the College Band Directors National Association. Discussion held. It was moved and seconded to grant the request. Motion carried. Cutler opposed.

Meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m.