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Club Date Campaign Advances; Cal James Agrees to Pay Benefits
802 Preparing for Contract Negotiations
On Dec. 29 James Campagnola, the owner of Cal James Entertainment, signed with 802, agreeing to provide pension and health benefits for musicians who play for the agency. This is the latest achievement in the union’s ongoing campaign to win
Early Ear Teachers Look Toward First Contract
Music Teachers Win Recognition
Twenty-one teachers and pianists at The Early Ear, Inc., won union representation on Dec. 15 when the employer agreed to card check recognition. This marks the third music school that Local 802 has organized, including the New School’s Jazz Department
Westfield Symphony Wins First Agreement
Musicians of the Westfield Orchestra entered the New Year working under a signed collective bargaining agreement – but it took tremendous determination and down-to-the-wire negotiating to get the agreement that is described in the following article, by committee member Don
The SFX Strike in South Florida
The underlying causes of the current strike of Musicians’ Local 655 in South Florida against the theatrical producer SFX are very much the same as those that resulted in the recent strike of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. In the years
Know Your Rights to Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment insurance has provided hundreds of Local 802 members with financial assistance during slow work periods. Eligible New Yorkers can receive unemployment benefits for 26 weeks – which has been an enormous help to many club date musicians when business
Opportunities for Local 802 Members
In Brief
MANHATTAN PLAZA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Manhattan Plaza is now accepting requests for applications from non-elderly persons who currently reside in substandard housing within the boundaries of Community Board 4, and from people 62 and older who live within those boundaries.
President’s Report
New Term of Office Presents Significant Challenges
January 1 marked the beginning of a new three-year term of office for this administration, a period which promises some of the most difficult challenges the union has yet faced. A term of this length, of course, allows most of
Introducing Local 802’s Education Department
The Executive Board is now in the midst of a strategic planning process, which was outlined in some detail by President Moriarity in last June’s “President’s Report” (click here for column). We have reviewed the union’s substantial achievements over the
Ken James Orchestras
Local 802 asks musicians to contact the New Organizing Department if you work for Ken James, or you know someone who does. Help the union raise area standards in New York City. Call Joe Eisman at (212) 245-4802, ext. 191.
The Musicians’ Voice
AN INVITATION FROM THE RECORDING ACADEMY To the Members of Local 802: The New York Chapter of the Recording Academy® is pleased to make a special offer to the members of Local 802 to become members of the Academy at
A Plan to Modernize Our Voting Systems
Guest Commentary
On Nov. 7, my wife and I arrived at our polling place in Brooklyn at 7:30 a.m. We waited in line for over 30 minutes. I entered the voting booth shortly after eight, accompanied by my eleven-year-old daughter. I cast
Legislative Update
NEW TENANT “OMNIBUS” BILL DHCR FINAL REGULATIONS FIGHTING TOWARDS A LIVING WAGE COALITION FOR A MEDICAID BUY-IN LOBBIES PATAKI NEW TENANT “OMNIBUS” BILL The New York City Comptroller’s office has created a Tenant Legislative Advisory Committee that has drafted an
Grievance Corner
JERRY KRAVAT As part of the grievance against Jerry Kravat Entertainment Services, Inc. for failure to file all engagements of the Eddy Davis Band at the Carlyle Hotel form April 1997 through May 2000, Local 802 has collected more than
Why 802 Members Have a Stake in Saving WBAI
Member To Member
As union members, we all know the sting of slight and not-so-slight injustices in our jobs, be it “can you stay for another half-hour?” (for free) or “how about if you overdub that?” (in lieu of another player) – and
A Buddy and a Half
Member To Member
During his school years my younger son, Donnie, a talented, spirited kid, was also an athlete with incredible potential. His mother and I had bitterly divorced while he was still very young and, behind all the pain and confusion, I
Meetings With Recording Musicians Propel Campaign Into Phase Two
Recording Campaign Update
On Dec. 11 and 14, about 40 musicians who do work in the recording field met with union staff to discuss the problem of nonunion dates. The meetings generated excellent discussions about how big labels like Zomba Music Group, which
Executive Board Honors Abe Rosen
Dec. 19 was the final Executive Board meeting attended by board member Abe Rosen, who did not run for re-election in the recent 802 elections. President Bill Moriarity presented him with a certificate of appreciation, in recognition of his many
Gospel Musicians Committee Spotlight
The Gospel Musicians Committee presented its annual Spotlight – a highlight of the holiday season – at the Local 802 Club Room on Dec. 15. The committee, which celebrated its 11th anniversary last year, is coordinated by 802 staff members
Coping with Conflict in Music Groups
Musicians' Assistance Program
Music groups often must cope with conflict among their members, or psychological difficulties experienced by individual members. Yet while musicians have devoted much time and energy to develop their creative talents as performers, and may also have developed a sophisticated
Allegro Interviews Eddie Locke
African American History Month
Drummer Eddie Locke has worked with some of the giants of the music world – including tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and trumpeter Roy Eldridge. Prominent in New York’s jazz scene since the 1950s, he continues to perform and tour and,
802 Bookshelf-“Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz 1915-1945”
by Richard Sudhalter, Oxford University Press, Inc., 1999, $35, 747 pages
In this work, published amid some controversy in 1999, writer, trumpeter and Local 802 member Richard Sudhalter issues a corrective to what he sees as the selective, quasi-politically correct social criticism/jazz history of the last two decades. His is a
100% Fee-Free ATMS from Actors Federal Credit Union
The Golden Arches mark the spot! AFCU now has ATMs located at nine McDonald’s restaurants: 96th & Broadway 71st & Broadway 46th & Times Square (24-hour) 44th & Lexington (24-hour) 44th & Eighth Avenue 16th & Union Square 8th &
Executive Board Minutes
December 5, 2000 -- January 2, 2001
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 Meeting called to order at 11:25 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Giannini, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin and Simon, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison, Jazz
Bill Crow’s Band Room
I’ve been working for a while with Nick DiVito’s jazz trio in an east side club that, about a year ago, had to be divided in half because of the city’s campaign against “adult entertainment.” The club’s main attraction is