Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Meeting called to order at 11:10 A.M. by President Gagliardi. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher and Executive Board Member Burridge. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Assael, Cohen and Cutler.

Minutes of the April 18, 2023 meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2023 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the April 21, 2023 meeting as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Executive Board Member Hyde present at 11:15 A.M.

Gagliardi reported on a letter he had received from the Fair Share for Musicians’ campaign steering committee concerning a meeting with Chuck Schumer’s press secretary, Angelo Roefaro.

Discussion held.

Local 802 Chief of Staff Daniel Point present at 11:35 P.M.

Discussion held.

Discussion held regarding the upcoming AFM 102^nd convention.

Discussion held regarding scheduling a meeting with the Executive Director of The Knights.

Mars reported on the conclusion of negotiations between The New School’s School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and Local 802.

Discussion held.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Carlyle Hotel and Local 802.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Children’s Orchestra Society and Local 802.

Mars reported on the conclusion of negotiations between the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Local 171 and the settlement of an unfair labor practice complaint issues against the SSO.

Fisher reported on negotiations between the School of American Ballet and Local 802.

Fisher reported on negotiations between the Mostly Mozart Festival and Local 802.

Motion made and seconded to approve a Broadway musician’s request for a leave of absence.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:16 P.M.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Meeting called to order at 11:11 A.M. by Financial Vice President Fisher. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Executive Board Members, Cutler, Hyde, and Namkung. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Cohen and Kainuma.

Minutes of the April 25, 2023 meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2023 meeting, as drafted.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Executive Board Member Burridge present at 11:15 A.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the School of American Ballet and Local 802 for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

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

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Apollo Theatre Foundation, Inc. and Local 802 for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Executive Board Member DeRosa present virtually at 11:36 A.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between The New School’s School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and Local 802 for the period April 21, 2022 through April 20, 2028.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding the June, 2023 Local 802 hybrid membership meeting and protocol for voting on a proposed bylaw amendment.

Local 802 Chief of Staff Daniel Point present at 11:50 A.M.

Mars reported on negotiations between the 92^nd Street Y “Jazz in July” program and Local 802.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Children’s Orchestra Society and Local 802.

Fisher reported negotiations between the Mostly Mozart Festival and Local 802.

Discussion held regarding Local 802 personnel issues.

Discussion held regarding the Local 802 2023 budget.

Discussion held regarding the DCI digital advertisement campaign.

Discussion held regarding the 102^nd AFM convention.

Discussion held regarding the upcoming negotiations between The Broadway League and Local 802.

Discussion held regarding an upcoming New York City Ballet negotiation committee meeting.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 P.M.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Meeting called to order at 11:10 A.M. by Financial Vice President Fisher. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Executive Board Members Assael, Hyde, Kainuma and Namkung. Present by video conference: Executive Board Member Cutler.

Minutes of the May 2, 2023 meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the May 2, 2023 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Executive Board Member Burridge present at 11:16 A.M.

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

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Executive Board Member Phillips present at 11:20 A.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Bronx Arts Ensemble’s request to pay musicians public service scale rates for a June 11, 2023 performance.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Local 802 President Gagliardi present at 11:25 A.M.

President Gagliardi assumed the chair.

Discussion held regarding the Local 802 Emergency Relief Fund.

Fisher reported on negotiations between the American Composers Orchestra and Local 802.

Discussion held regarding the Harlem Chamber Players.

Executive Board Member Cohen present at 11:38 AM

Local 802 Emergency Relief Fund Administrator Bettina Covo present at 11:40 A.M.

Covo presented a report on her fund raising efforts for the Local 802 Emergency Relief Fund.

Discussion held.

Local 802 Chief of Staff Point present at 11:57 A.M.

Covo excused at 11:59 A.M.

AFM Symphonic Services Division Director Rochelle Skolnick present virtually at 12:01 P.M.

Black Orchestral Network Board Member/Local 802 Member Weston Sprott present at 12:02 P.M.

Black Orchestral Network Board Members Jennifer Arnold, Alex Lang, Shea Scruggs, Alexis Holloway and Joseph Mathews present virtually at 12:05 P.M.

Discussion held regarding the Black Orchestral Network.

Burridge excused at 1:04 P.M.

Sprott, Arnold, Lang, Scruggs, Holloway and Mathews excused at 1:08 P.M.

Discussion held.

Assael excused at 1:10 P.M.

Hyde excused at 1:16 P.M.

Local 802 Controller Alla Emelianova present at 1:23 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve the proposed Local 802 budget for the year ending 2023.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Emelianova reviewed the Local 802 profit and loss statement for February 2023.

Discussion held.

Mars reported that the collective bargaining agreement between the Apollo Theatre Foundation, Inc, and Local 802 had been ratified by the bargaining unit.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Children’s Orchestra Society and Local 802.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Carlyle Hotel and Local 802.

Discussion held regarding the purchase of a new drum set for the Local 802 club room.

Discussion held regarding a Local 802 personnel issue.

Discussion held regarding the upcoming June 2023 membership meeting.

Discussion held regarding Fair Share for Musicians campaign.

Discussion held regarding 102nd AFM Convention.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 2:16 P.M.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Meeting called to order at 11:10 A.M. by President Gagliardi. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Cohen, DeRosa, Hyde, Namkung, and Local 802 Chief of Staff Point. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Assael and Fisher.

Minutes of the May 9, 2023 meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the May 9, 2023 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Eric Koch of Downfield Strategies present at 11:16 A.M.

Discussion held.

Koch excused at 11:35 A.M.

Motion made and seconded to offer Downfield Strategies $8,000 but not more than $10,000 to engage in a live music public relations campaign concerning the Broadway Production Here Lies Love’s failure to utilize live music.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Local 802 Member Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Lindsay Roberts Greene from Arts Ignite present at 11:40 A.M.

Discussion held.

Campbell and Greens excused at 12:00 P.M.

Executive Board Member Phillips present at 12:02 P.M.

Local 802 Principal Theatre Representative Theresa Couture present at 12:05 P.M.

Couture reported on the status of an unfair labor practice charge that Local 802 had filed against Three Chord Strand, LLC (Jonas Brothers Touring).

Couture reported on status of the Here Lies Love Special Situation application.

Discussion held.

Discussion held regarding the Broadway production of Bad Cinderella.

Couture excused at 12:20 P.M.

Gagliardi excused at 12:21 P.M. Recording Vice President Mars assumed the chair. Cutler recorded the minutes.

Discussion held regarding hiring Nathan Rothwell II as Local 802’s building manager.

Motion made and seconded to approve the hiring of Nathan Rothwell II as Local 802’s building manager at a salary of $78,000 with an increase in six months to $80,000 with a freeze at that amount for two years.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding the Orchestra Lumos Memorandum of Agreement.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Orchestra Lumos Memorandum of Agreement for the period September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Orchestra Long Island’s request to use the Local 802 Public Service rates for a rehearsal and concert on July 30, 2023.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding the reimbursement of a member for travel expenses related to orchestra committee service.

Discussion held regarding the acceptable form of receipts for reimbursement of hospitality expenses incurred for the DEI Collective meeting held in the Local 802 Club Room on March 8, 2023.

Motion made and seconded to accept photographed copies of receipts for expenses incurred for the DEI Collective meeting pending review of the photographed receipts.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding an arithmetic inconsistency in the pending bylaw amendment.

Motion made and seconded to approve the leave of absence request of a Broadway musician.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding the Children’s Orchestra Society Memorandum of Agreement.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Children’s Orchestra Society Memorandum of Agreement for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding Local 802 providing a band for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) rally tentatively scheduled for Tuesday May 23 at 12 P.M. at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Motion made and seconded to approve $1,391.20 for a band for the WGA rally.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

DeRosa, Hyde and Phillips excused at 1:02 P.M.

Meeting adjourned at 1:03 P.M. for loss of a quorum.