Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Meeting called to order at 11:11 A.M. by President Gagliardi via video conference necessitated by the need for social distancing related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Present: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Assael, Burridge, Cohen, Cutler Hyde, Krauthamer, Namkung and Paisner.

Minutes of February 15, 2022 reviewed by the Executive Board.

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of February 15, 2022 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Gagliardi reported that a date had been set for City Center Encores! negotiations.

Gagliardi reported on a meeting he had with the Broadway negotiation committee.

Discussion held.

Gagliardi reported on a possible job action that may take against a Broadway show by another theatrical union.

Discussion held.

Fisher presented an fee invoice for legal services rendered by Cohen Weiss and Simon to Local 802 in the amount of $2,892.

Motion made and seconded to approve the expenditure of $2,892 for payment of the Cohen Weiss and Simon invoice.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Fisher presented an invoice in the amount of $5,890 for rental of Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium during the Local 802 election.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded to approve the expenditure of $5,890 for payment of the invoice for Local 802’s rental of Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Fisher presented an invoice in the amount of $18,750 from the American Arbitration Association for services rendered to Local 802 with regard to the Local 802 union officers’ election.

Motion made and seconded to approve the expenditure of $18,750 for payment of the American Arbitration Association invoice for services rendered to Local 802 with regard to the Local 802 union officers’ election.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Fisher reported on the status of the American Symphony Orchestra negotiations.

Fisher reported on the status of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra negotiations.

Fisher reported on a possible grievance Local 802 may have against the New York Pops for rescheduling a concert with fewer musicians than the New York Pops had originally hired.

Fisher reported on a meeting scheduled with Orchestra of Saint Luke’s.

Fisher reported on the status of the Local 802 audit.

Gagliardi presented an agreement extending the expired memorandum of agreement between Local 802 and the New York City Opera for three months.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded to approve the New York City Opera extension agreement. Discussion held.

Motion tabled.

Mars presented leave of absence requests.

Motion made and seconded to approve the leave of absence requests.

Motion carried unanimously.

Mars reported on the status of the Midori and Friends negotiations.

Mars reported on the filing of an unfair labor practice charge against Eric Krebs Productions, Inc.

Mars reported on the status of the DCINY negotiations.

The Local 802 Building Committee presented its recommendations to reopen the Local 802 Club Room.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Building Committee’s recommendations to reopen the club room.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

The Local 802 Building Committee presented its recommendations for in person/hybrid Executive Board meetings to be held in the Executive Board Room.

Krauthamer excused at 1:25 P.M.

Discussion held.

Break from 1:33 P.M. — 1:41 P.M.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded to purchase monitors for the Club Room and Executive Board Room.

Discussion held.

Hyde rejoined meeting by phone at 2:18 P.M.

Motion withdrawn.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 2:21 P.M.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Meeting called to order at 11:24 A.M. by President Gagliardi via video conference necessitated by the need for social distancing related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Present: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members, Assael, Burridge, Cohen, Cutler Hyde, Krauthamer, Namkung and Paisner.

Morgan Stanley representatives Keith Dressel and Cynthia Lachnicht present at 11:26 AM.

Dressel and Lachnicht presented portfolio analyses for the Local 802 strike fund and the Local 802 general fund.

Discussion held.

Dressel and Lachnicht excused at 11:45 P.M.

Minutes of February 22, 2022 were reviewed by the Executive Board.

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of February 22, 2022 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Gagliardi reported on the resolution of job action engaged in by another theatrical union against a Broadway show.

Gagliardi reported on a letter drafted by Wayne Shorter concerning a New York City Ballet performance of his ballet.

Assael excused at 12:04 P.M.

Assael rejoined meeting by phone at 12:06 P.M.

Gagliardi reported that he had obtained dates for City Center Encores! negotiations.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded that the Board concur with a poll that had accepted the New York City Opera extension agreement.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Mars reported on the status of the DCINY negotiations.

Mars reported on the status of the Kaufman Music Center negotiations.

Mars reported on a meeting he had with the musicians performing for Showtime at the Apollo.

Mars reported on a meeting of the New York State AFL-CIO Arts and Entertainment Committee that he had attended.

Mars reported on a meeting of the Local 802 Jazz Advisory Committee that he attended.

Motion made and seconded to approve the recommendations of the building committee regarding in-person/hybrid Executive Board meetings held in the Executive Board room.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Fisher reported on the status of the Local 802 financial audit.

Assael excused 1:16 P.M.

Fisher reported that a Memorandum of Agreement between Local 802 and The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus had been ratified.

Fisher reported that a Memorandum of Agreement between Local 802 and The Sacred Music Society of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs had been ratified.

Fisher reported on a meeting she had had with the Orchestra of Saint Luke’s negotiation committee.

Fisher reported on the status of the American Symphony Orchestra negotiations.

Fisher reported on a caucus she had had with the New Jersey Festival Orchestra negotiation committee.

Fisher reported that she had scheduled a caucus with the Stanford Symphony negotiation committee.

Discussion held regarding the progress of the migration of Local 802 data to the KMR system.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 1:20 P.M.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Meeting called to order at 11:35 A.M. by President Gagliardi via video conference necessitated by the need for social distancing related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Present: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Assael, Burridge, Cohen, Cutler Hyde, Kainuma, Paisner.

Minutes of March 1, 2022 were reviewed by the Executive Board.

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the March 1, 2022 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Gagliardi reported on a Metropolitan Opera benefit concert in support of Ukraine relief efforts.

Gagliardi reported on a collective bargaining session with City Center Encores!

Gagliardi reported on a settlement reached between the American Federation of Musicians and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Trial Board Members Hayes, Lorensen, Perla and Willis present at 11:57 A.M.

American Federation of Musicians President Raymond Hair present at 12:01 P.M.

Hair administered the oath of office to President Gagliardi, Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Assael, Burridge, Cohen, Cutler Hyde, Kainuma and Paisner and Trial Board Members Hayes, Lorensen, Perla and Willis.

Hair excused at 12:10 P.M.

Trial Board Members Hayes, Lorensen, Perla and Willis excused at 12:10 P.M.

Principal Theatre Business Rep Theresa Couture present 12:11 P.M.

Couture presented an agreement between National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and Local 802 for the production of Harmony.

Discussion held.

Namkung present at 12:25 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene agreement.

Discussion held.

Motion carried. Paisner opposed.

Mars reported on an arbitration demand filed against Eric Krebs Theatrical Management Inc.

Mars presented a legal retainer agreement for Colleran, O’Hara & Mills L.L.P.

Discussion held.

Assael excused at 12: P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve legal retainer agreement for Colleran, O’Hara & Mills L.L.P.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Mars presented a $5,158.23 proposal by LD Mechanical for installation of ventilation in Room B.

Cutler excused at 12:52 P.M.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded to approve for the expenditure of $5,158.23 for installation of ventilation in Room B.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Assael present at 1:10 P.M.

Discussion held on the building committee’s efforts being made to reopen the Club Room. 4

Namkung excused at 1:20 P.M.

Mars reported on the status of Midori negotiations.

Mars reported on the status of DCI negotiations.

Fisher presented a proposal from the LCO Group to provide IT support services to Local 802.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded to approve the LCO Group proposal to provide IT support services to Local 802.

Discussion held.

Motion carried. Paisner opposed.

Fisher presented a $4,616.59 invoice from Case Arts Law LLC for legal services.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded to approve the expenditure of $4,616.59 to pay the Case Arts Law LLC invoice.

Discussion held.

Motion withdrawn.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Discussion held.

Meeting adjourned at 2:00 P.M.

NOTE: There was no meeting of the Executive Board on Tuesday, March 15 due to a lack of quorum.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Meeting called to order at 11:07 A.M. by President Gagliardi via video conference necessitated by the need for social distancing related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Present: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Assael, Burridge, Cohen, Hyde, Krauthamer, Kainuma and Namkung.

Minutes of March, 9 2022 were reviewed by the Executive Board.

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the March 9, 2022 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Local 802 Controller Alla Emelianova present at 11:18 A.M.

Emelianova reviewed Local 802’s January 2022 profit and loss statement.

Discussion held.

Emelianova excused at 11:49 P.M.

The Executive Board scheduled Local 802’s next membership meeting for June 8, 2022.

Gagliardi reported on an initial bargaining proposal received from the Broadway League.

Discussion held.

Namkung excused at 12:19 P.M.

Namkung present by cell phone at12:24 P.M.

Discussion held regarding the process by which the Executive Board will fill the vacancy left by Paisner’s resignation.

Fisher reviewed a Memorandum of Agreement between Local 802 and the American Symphony Orchestra.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between Local 802 and the American Symphony Orchestra.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to concur with a poll approving the expenditure of $4,616.59 to pay a Case Arts Law bill for legal services.

Fisher reported on the status of the Queens Symphony negotiations.

Fisher reported on the status of the Westchester Symphony negotiations.

Fisher reported on the preparation of a Memorandum of Agreement for the 2022 season of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra.

Fisher discussed the status of the migration of data to the KMR system.

Mars discussed a modification that was being made to the KMR recording module.

Namkung excused at 12:57 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve leaves of absences requested by Broadway musicians.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Local 802 Senior Business Rep Marisa Friedman present 12:59 P.M.

Friedman reported on a request by the Orchestra of Long Island to utilize public service rates for an upcoming performance.

Friedman excused at 1:13 P.M.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded to approve Orchestra of Long Island’s request to utilize public service rates.

Motion carried unanimously

Mars reported on the reopening of the Local 802 clubroom.

Discussion held regarding the purchase of video-monitor for the club room.

Mars reported on the status of the DCINY negotiations.

Mars reported on the status of the Kaufman Center negotiations.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 1:22 P.M.