Allegro
Currently Browsing: July, 2000
Two-Year Experiment in Internet Distribution Grants Wide Authority to Local Committees
AFM Internet Agreement Ratified
By an overwhelming vote – 1,681 to 101 – musicians in symphony, opera and ballet orchestras across the country have ratified terms and conditions for the distribution of live and pre-recorded audio-only music product on the internet. This new agreement
AFM Pension to Rise Seven Percent
Increase Takes Effect January 1, 2000
Click here for chart summary. At its meetings of June 5-7, 2000, the Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund voted to increase all Fund benefits by 7 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2000. The
Apollo Musicians Take Battle to NLRB
Musicians at the Apollo Theatre have taken their fight for justice to the National Labor Relations Board. On June 20, Local 802 and the Apollo Theatre Foundation squared off at 26 Federal Plaza over the quartet’s right to form a
Panel Denies Special Situation Status for Seussical the Musical
The panel established under the League/Local 802 agreement to decide “special situation” status has reaffirmed the union’s decision to deny this status to the upcoming Broadway production of Seussical the Musical. The decision was made at a meeting convened on
Coalition Formed to Fight Copyright Act Changes
Seeks Repeal of "Work for Hire" Amendment
A broad coalition of artists’ representatives has come together to fight the “work for hire” amendment to the Copyright Act. A unified artist position on this issue – immediate repeal of the amendment – was adopted by the American Federation
Theatre Outreach Program, Inside Broadway, Honors Bill Moriarity
Inside Broadway, a youth outreach program that brings live theatre to New York City school children, honored Local 802 President Bill Moriarity in June for his and the union’s support for arts education in the public schools. In the last
Tony Corbiscello Signs Club Date Contract
Tony Corbiscello, a Local 802 member and president of Tony Corbiscello Music Productions, is the latest employer to sign the Single Engagement Club Date Contract. Under terms negotiated on June 14, he will begin making health and pension contributions on
Local 47 to Represent Musicians’ Institute Faculty
Los Angeles Local 47 has won a hard-fought campaign to represent faculty at Hollywood’s Musicians Institute, the first time the local will represent musicians in their teaching capacity for an employer. In an NLRB election on May 31, faculty members
June Membership Meeting Eliminates Slate Voting in 802 Elections
A bylaw resolution which eliminates slate voting in Local 802 elections of officers was adopted by a vote of 84 to 60 at the June 20 membership meeting. The meeting was just the third in six years to draw a
Local 802’s Protest Over “Contact” Sparked Action
New Tony Award Category Is Created
A new Tony award category has been created to recognize “Special Theatrical Events” that don’t fall easily into the musical or play categories, the American Theatre Wing announced in June. The new award will be presented beginning with the 2000-2001
Lehman College Honors John Corigliano
Local 802 member John Corigliano, distinguished professor of music at Lehman College and the winner of this year’s Academy Award for the best original score (for The Red Violin) received a warm tribute on June 12. An auditorium filled with
The March of the Rats
In The Key of Solidarity
Ray Chew & the Crew and Stanley Banks’ jazz band rocked the crowd at a June 15 rally in Union Square, drawing attention to rat-like behavior by New York City employers who try to block workers’ right to organize. In
802 Members Honor Picket Lines Of Striking MoMA Workers
In The Key Of Solidarity
(Click here for a sample of e-mails sent by Local 802 members to Juilliard President Joseph Polisi) Modern Art! Ancient Wages!” That’s the battle cry at the Museum of Modern Art, where 250 workers have been on strike since April
“By Supporting SAG/AFTRA Members Now, You’re Really Supporting Yourself”
In The Key Of Solidarity
When striking members of SAG and AFTRA rallied in Bryant Park in June, Jason Appleton pulled together a band of Local 802 members to take part. Their music was one of the highlights of the event – and the solidarity
Poise in Performance: Alexander Technique for Musicians
Musicians' Assistance Program
About 14 years ago, when I was in training to become a teacher of the Alexander Technique, a friend took me to a lovely quartet concert at Carnegie Recital Hall. As we listened to the music, I watched the bodies
President’s Report
The SAG/AFTRA Strike Needs Our Active Solidarity
(See also the SAG/AFTRA article in this issue of Allegro.) As this column is written, the SAG/AFTRA strike against the advertising industry is entering its tenth week. The issue in dispute concerns the basic structure of actors’ pay for radio
The Musicians’ Voice
PAYING THE PRICE FOR APATHY To the Editor: I attended the June 20 bylaw meeting at which the voting procedure of Local 802 was set back 35 years. Not only did this meeting pass a bylaw change which will prevent
A Banner Year in Albany – But Basic Problems Remain
Guest Commentary
The 2000 legislative session in Albany is over now – by all accounts, the most productive session in recent memory. Several key pieces of legislation of import to those of us with a progressive agenda finally were passed, in some
Legislative Update
DANGERS ON THE TENANT FRONT NYS HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION HOUSE ADOPTS CAMPBELL BILL Rx FOR PERSCRIPTION DRUGS KEEP THE PRESSURE ON! DANGERS ON THE TENANT FRONT Tenants in New York are facing a serious new threat to the rent protection
Grievance Corner
MORE THAN $20,000 COLLECTED IN HOTEL GRIEVANCE For nearly two years Local 802’s Contract Administration Department has been trying to collect health, pension and hospitalization payments for five musicians who work at the Carlyle Hotel. The Eddy Davis Band, featuring
Negotiations Roundup
OFF-BROADWAY: South Pacific: An agreement has been reached with Lincoln Center covering 33 musicians for two weeks of rehearsals and one performance for a theater benefit at the Vivian Beaumont. Minimum scale wages for the side musicians will be $215.25
802 In The Press
Members In The News
Msgr. John Sanders Msgr. John Sanders, a trombonist and an 802 member since 1946, retired on June 4 after serving the Roman Catholic parish of St. Mary’s in Norwalk, Conn., for the last 15 years. Msgr. Sanders began playing the
…And Not In The Press
President Moriarity's Response to NYC Ballet Orchestra Article
Local 802 President Bill Moriarity sent the following letter to the New York Times on June 28, in response to an article about the New York City Ballet by Anthony Tommasini, entitled “No Longer Just Another Gig,” which had appeared
Health Benefit Plan Facts
Did You Know?
The Local 802 Health Benefits earplug benefit is for the covered employee only. Although most of the major medical benefits on the plan can be extended to the covered musician’s family, the earplug benefit applies only to individuals who qualify
Executive Board Minutes
May 2, 2000 -- May 16, 2000
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2000 Meeting called to order at 11:30 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Giannini, Hafemeister, Rosen, Shankin and Weiss, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison. Board member Blumenthal reported
Bill Crow’s Band Room
Like everyone else who was drafted into the into the service during World War II, hornist Fred Klein received the well-known selective service notice signed by President Roosevelt that began with the salutation, “Greetings.” After his induction he was assigned