Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025

Meeting called to order at 11:02 A.M. by President Suttmann. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Bove, Goodfriend-Koven, Haines and Hyde. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Burridge, Cutler, Kainuma and Local 802 Chief of Staff Daniel Point.

Review of February 11, 2025 Executive Board minutes

Motion made and seconded to approve the February 11, 2025 minutes, as corrected.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to affirm the Executive Board poll approving Downfield and Win Public Affairs proposal to decrease their monthly fees for Local 802’s public relations and lobbying for the period February 2025 through February 2026.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Mars reviewed the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between the Argyle Theatre and Local 802 for the period January 15, 2025 through August 31, 2026.

Motion made and seconded to approve for ratification the collective bargaining agreement between the Argyle Theatre and Local 802 for the period January 15, 2025 through August 31, 2026.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve Energy Concepts $2,475 invoice for review of Local 802 renovation project’s mechanical drawings.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve pending acceptance or assent by Local 802’s owners representative Wilson Energy’s $3,512.28 invoice for consulting and project oversight services related to Local 802 building renovations.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Cutler reviewed the previous budget for Local 802’s building renovation project.

Discussion held regarding the status of Local 802’s building renovation project.

Local 802 members Marc Ribot, Jerome Harris and Damon Banks from the Indie Musicians’ Caucus present 12:08 P.M.

Discussion held.

Ribot, Harris and Banks excused at 1:00 P.M.

Discussion held.

Local 802 Executive Board member Deborah Assael present by video conference at 1:15 P.M.

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

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Suttmann reported on a security issue that occurred at Local 802’s office on February 14, 2025.

Suttmann reported on the formation of a rank and file Local 802 organizing committee.

Suttmann reported on a meeting with the New York City Ballet’s personnel manager regarding disciplinary actions taken by New York City Ballet.

Suttmann reported on grievance meeting concerning residual payments for MET Associate musicians.

Suttmann reported on a meeting he attended with the New York Philharmonic concerning application of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders.

Suttmann reported on the Local 802 new member meetings that occurred on February 12, 2025.

Suttmann reported on a meeting with Sahara Plaza Hotel musicians regarding ratification of Local 802’s collective bargaining agreement with the Sahara Plaza Hotel.

Fisher reported on updating Local 802 contracts for the Local 802 Web site.

Fisher reported on negotiations between Orchestra Lumos and Local 802.

Fisher reported on negotiations between the Queens Symphony and Local 802.

Fisher reported on Local 802 personnel issues.

Fisher reported that Morgan Stanley representatives will be present at the Executive Board’s February 25, 2025 meeting.

Fisher reported on her attendance at a New York City AFL-CIO Arts and Entertainment Committee meeting on February 13, 2025.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Kaufman Center and Local 802 on behalf of the faculty bargaining unit.

Mars reported on the status of an organizing campaign for accompanists employed at a private music school in Westchester, New York.

Mars reported on enforcing a decision issued by the Local 802 Trial Board.

Mars reported on the Local 802 new member meeting.

Mars reported on that status of the Cellar Dog organizing campaign.

Mars reported on negotiations between 54 Below and Local 802.

Point reported on a New York State bill creating a prevailing wage for employees of not-for-profit theatres.

Discussion held regarding labor relations at the Kennedy Center.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 2:38 P.M.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Meeting called to order at 11:02 A.M. by President Suttmann. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Assael, Bove, Burridge, DeRosa, Goodfriend-Koven, Haines and Hyde. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Cutler and Kainuma.

Review of the February 18, 2025 Executive Board minutes.

Motion made and seconded to approve the February 18, 2025, minutes, as corrected.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding payments from the Local 802’s Members Legal Services fund for bargaining units employing outside counsel for negotiations.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Division Senior Vice President Keith Dressel present at 12:03 P.M.

Local 802 Chief of Staff Daniel Point present by video conference at 12:04 P.M.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Division Vice President Cynthia Lachnicht present by video conference at 12:05 P.M.

Discussion held regarding Local 802’s investment policy

Dressel reviewed a report Morgan Stanley prepared regarding Local 802’s investment portfolio.

Discussion held.

Lachnicht reviewed Morgan Stanley’s report regarding the performance of Local 802’s certificates of deposits.

Executive Board member Goodfriend-Koven excused at 1:17 P.M.

Dressel and Lachnicht excused at 1:20 P.M.

Executive Board recessed at 1:21 P.M.

Executive Board resumed at 1:28 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve a $17,500 invoice from All City Engineering for preparation of mechanical designs for Local 802’s building renovation.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Local 802 Controller Alla Emelianova present at 1:39 P.M.

Emelianova reviewed Local 802’s November 2024 profit and loss statement.

Discussion held.

Emelianova excused at 1:43 P.M.

Fisher reviewed a collective bargaining agreement between the Queens Symphony Orchestra, Inc. and Local 802 for the period September 12, 2024 through September 11, 2027.

Motion made and seconded to approve for ratification the collective bargaining agreement between the Queens Symphony Orchestra, Inc. and Local 802 for the period September 12, 2024 through September 11, 2027.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Mars reviewed a collective bargaining agreement between the Kaufman Music Center and Local 802 on behalf of the faculty bargaining unit for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.

Motion made and seconded to approve for ratification the collective bargaining agreement between the Kaufman Music Center and Local 802 on behalf of the faculty bargaining unit for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Mars reviewed revisions to the promulgated scale for the Local 802 Fundraising Service Agreement for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.

Motion made and seconded to approve the revised promulgated Local 802 Fundraising Service Agreement for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously pending correction to Fundraising Service Agreement’s cartage rates.

Hyde reviewed a request, and a budget created by the Council for Living Music to utilize the Local 802 public service rates for a student jam sponsored by CLM’s Jazz Mentors Program.

Motion made and seconded to approve CLM’s request to utilize the Local 802 public service rates for a student jam sponsored through CLM’s Jazz Mentors Program.

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.

Executive Board member Assael excused at 2:06 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve the payment of $2,250 from Local 802’s public relations budget for a ticket for the Entertainment Community Fund’s gala and for a half a page advertisement in its commemorative journal.

Mars reported on his attendance at a February 24, 2025 Local 802 Artificial Intelligence

Advisory committee meeting.

Fisher reported on new nonunion orchestras performing in New York.

Fisher reported on an investigation being conducted by the American Composers Orchestra.

Discussion held regarding programing at the Kennedy Center.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 2:35 P.M.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Meeting called to order at 11:02 A.M. by President Suttmann. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Burridge, Goodfriend-Koven, Haines and Hyde. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Bove, Cutler, DeRosa and Kainuma.

Review of the February 25, 2025 Executive Board minutes.

Motion made and seconded to approve the February 25, 2025 minutes, as corrected.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Bronx Arts Ensemble’s request to use Local 802 public service scales for a March 30, 2025 concert at the University of Mount Saint Vincent.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

The Executive Board scheduled the next Local 802 general membership meeting for June 18, 2025.

Goodfriend-Koven raised the possibility of Executive Board members donating their salary back to Local 802.

Discussion held.

Goodfriend-Koven discussed the format for future Local 802 general membership meetings.

Discussion held.

Suttmann reported on the application of high participation negotiations techniques to Local 802 negotiations.

Suttmann reported on the formation of an ad hoc Local 802 organizing committee.

Suttmann reported on the upcoming election of a Local 802 theatre negotiation committee for the Broadway League negotiations.

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

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding the Indie Musicians Caucus’s request for Local 802 endorsement of its proposal for the creation of an AFM Indie Musicians Players Conference.

Suttmann reported on a meeting he attended with Roundabout Theatre’s incoming Artistic  Director.

Suttmann reported on negotiations between Local 802 and the Organization of Union Representatives.

Suttmann reported on meetings he attended with the met opera orchestra and orchestra committee.

Suttmann reported that the committee chairs of the three met opera bargaining units would  make a presentation to the Local 802 Executive Board on March 18, 2025.

Executive Board member Bove excused at 12:10 P.M.

Suttmann reported on negotiations between New York City Opera and Local 802.

Suttmann reported that the AFM Live TV-Video tape negotiations had successfully concluded.

Suttmann reported on negotiations between the met opera and Local 802 on behalf of the Title callers bargaining unit.

Fisher reported on a personnel issue concerning the Queens Symphony and Local 802.

Fisher reported on the ratification of the agreement between the American Composers Orchestra and Local 802.

Discussion held.

Fisher reported on negotiations between Orchestra Lumos and Local 802.

Fisher reported on a Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center orchestra committee meeting concerning the possible modification of the contract’s rehearsal and performance schedule.

Discussion regarding the possible adjustment of the allocation of Local 802 investments.

Fisher, Goodfriend-Koven, Hyde and Kainuma appointed by President Suttmann to the Local 802 Finance Committee.

Executive Board member DeRosa reported on the settlement of Local 802’s grievance against New York City Ballet regarding its performance at The Kennedy Center.

Executive Board Goodfriend-Koven excused at 1:03 P.M.

Mars reported on a possible grievance involving Distinguished Concerts International.

Mars reported on negotiations between Jazz at Lincoln Center and Local 802.

Mars reported that the agreement between the Sahara Plaza Hotel and Local 802 had been ratified.

Mars reported that the agreement between the Kaufman Center and Local 802 had been ratified by the faculty bargaining unit.

Mars reported that that agreement between the Argyle Theatre and Local 802 had been ratified.

Mars reported that on March 22, 2025 a NLRB union election would be held for a group of accompanists employed by a private music school.

Mars reported on negotiations between 54 Below and Local 802.

Mars reported on a Local 802 Trial Board meeting.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 1:35 P.M.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Meeting called to order at 11:03 A.M. by Financial Vice President Fisher. Present in person:

Recording Vice President Mars, Executive Board Members Bove, Burridge, DeRosa, Goodfriend-Koven, and Hyde. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Assael, Cutler and Haines.

President Suttmann absent on union business.

Review of the March 4, 2025 Executive Board minutes.

Motion made and seconded to approve the March 4, 2025, minutes, as corrected.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas,  Inc.’s (Dissent Magazine) request to utilize the Local 802 Fundraising Service Agreement for an April 8, fund raising event.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

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

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the Local 802 Artificial Intelligence Committee’s bylaws that were adopted at the AI Committee’s last meeting.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve a maximum payment of $2,500 from the Local 802 public relations budget to provide a rally band for the March 15, 2025 March to Stop the Cuts rally.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Fisher reported on Local 802’s efforts to obtain a film tax credit in New York State’s budget for motion picture film scoring and recording in New York.

Discussion held.

Discussion held regarding a proposal by the New York Philharmonic’s orchestra committee to clarify their collective bargaining agreement’s audition language.

Discussion held regarding work dues collection.

Executive Board member Kainuma present electronically at 12:01 P.M.

Fisher reported on an upcoming meeting for the Orchestra Lumos bargaining unit to vote on ratification of their collective bargaining agreement.

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

Discussion held regarding board members purchasing supplemental insurance.

Executive Board member DeRosa present electronically at 12:20 P.M.

Discussion held regarding the Executive Board March 18, 2025 meeting with the Met orchestra committees.

Mars discussed an upcoming union representation election for an accompanist bargaining unit employed at a private music school.

Mars reported that the collective bargaining agreement between the Kaufman Center and Local 802 for the faculty unit had been ratified.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Manhattan Theatre Club and Local 802.

Mars reported that a joint organizing campaign for musicians performing with a New Jersey Chorus performing in both New York and New Jersey is being engaged in by Local 802 and Local 16-248.

Mars reported that Maestra would be requesting use of the Local 802 Fundraising agreement for Amplify, its March 31, 2025 fund raising event.

Mars reported on a Local 802 personnel issue.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 12:57 P.M.

 Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Meeting called to order at 11:08 A.M. by President Suttmann. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Bove, Burridge, Goodfriend-Koven, Haines and Kianuma. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Assael, Cutler, Hyde and Local 802 Chief of Staff Daniel Point.

Met Orchestra Committee members Barbara Jostlein Currie, Nishana Dobbeck, Co- Chair Jauvier Grandara, Shmuel Katz, Ann Lehmann, Co-Chair Stephanie Mortimore, Edward Frances-Smith and Hugo Valverde; Met Associate Musician Committee Co-chair Joanna Mauer, Co-Chair Dean LeBlanc and member Jefferey Irving and Met Music Staff Committee Chair Jonathan C. Kelly present at 11:11 A.M.

Discussion held

Local 802 Executive Board member DeRosa present at 11:43 A.M.

Local 802 Executive Board member Goodfriend-Koven present at 11:48 A.M.

Local 802 Executive Board member Goodfriend-Koven excused at 11:54 A.M.

Local 802 Executive Board member DeRosa excused at 11:55 A.M.

Met Orchestra Committee, Associate Committee and Music Staff Committee members excused at 1:04

Board recessed at 1:07 P.M.

Board meeting resumed at 1:11 P.M.

Review of the March 11, 2025 Executive Board minutes.

Motion made and seconded to approve the March 11, 2025 minutes, as corrected.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve payment of Cohen Weiss and Simon’s $4,591.92 invoice for legal service rendered to Local 802 during the month of February 2025.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Local 802 Executive Board member DeRosa present at 1:15 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve PAC Consultants, Inc.’s invoice requiring a $50,000 deposit for new lighting fixtures for the Local 802 building.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to affirm the Executive Board’s poll approving the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Committee’s revisions to the language pertaining to final round section violin auditions.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.
Recording Vice President Mars excused at 1:26 P.M.

Executive Board member Burridge began recording Executive Board minutes at 1:26 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve the use of Local 802 public service scale rates for a Bronx Arts Ensemble’s chamber music performance at Fordham University on April 7, 2025.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the use of Local 802 public service scale rates for an April 16, 2025 performance at Vladeck Hall.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Suttmann reported that a tentative collective bargaining agreement between the New York City Opera Orchestra and Local 802 had been reached.

Suttmann reported on negotiations between the Metropolitan Opera and Local 802 for the Titles bargaining unit.

Suttmann reported on his upcoming Broadway pit visits.

Good-friend Kovan excused at 1:31 P.M.

Suttmann reported on a meeting with Metropolitan Opera General Manager, Peter Gelb.

Fisher reported that the collective bargaining agreement between Orchestra Lumos and Local 802 had been ratified.

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

Fisher reported on a nonunion performance by Il Volo scheduled for March 21, 2025 at Radio City Music Hall.

Fisher reported on her trip to Albany with Chief of Staff Point to lobby for a tax credit in New York State’s budget for motion picture film scoring and recording.

Chief of Staff Point reported on Local 802’s efforts to lobby for a tax credit in New York State’s budget.

Discussion held regarding the upcoming negotiations between the Metropolitan Opera and Local 802.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 2:07 pm.