On May 19, the federal office of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. denied the appeal of the virtual orchestra machine company, Realtime Music Solutions Inc., upholding the decision of the regional director of NLRB Region 29. Realtime

802 to Chair Affordable Housing Committee, Partner With Jets on Arts Education Initiative.Click here for update On June 1, Local 802 formally accepted an invitation to join the Hudson Yards Coalition. The Hudson Yards’ plans for Manhattan’s Far West Side

The following letter was sent to the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) by Patrick Quinn, president of Actors’ Equity Association. My good friends of COBUG, Your support and encouragement over the last year has been nothing short of

Since every summer we celebrate the birth of our nation, I believe it is appropriate to review constitutional issues relevant to professional musicians. While many musicians do not realize it, musical entertainment is actually considered a form of expression protected

Musicians often tell us that they’ve found their gigs either through networking or through a contractor. In your opinion: 1) What’s the best way to network? 2) And, what are some “do’s” and “don’ts” about dealing with contractors? Whenever I

As far as the do’s and don’ts with contractors go: DO let them know you’re out there, even if you don’t know anyone who works for them who can recommend you. (But if you can get a recommendation from someone

Let’s face it: most of us are in debt. In fact, in any given month, Americans owe $594 billion to bank credit card issuers. Despite the negative connotations of the word “debt” — and the horrifying images stirred up by

If you are an active 802 member who has earned an award, please notify the editor of Allegro, Mikael Elsila, at melsila@local802afm.org. We will recognize you as space allows. Veronica Parrales Veronica Parrales, a cellist and graduate student in performance

STATE ASSEMBLY RELEASES JOB PLAN SMOKING LAW REMAINS FIRM COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT COULD INCREASE STATE ASSEMBLY RELEASES JOB PLAN The New York State Assembly has released a comprehensive plan called “NY@Work” that would create tens of thousands of jobs, according to

Elden “Buster” Bailey –Percussion Irving Barnett – Clarinet Ray Charles – Piano Harrison Cooper – Piano Anthony Del Casino – Trombone John A. Di Janni – Viola/Conductor Bill Doar – Piano/Arranger/Copyist Joseph Hugh Dumas – Bass Lise Elson – Violin

FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 Meeting called to order at 11:05 a.m. Present: President Lennon, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members, Babich, Gale, Gagliardi, Giannini, Landolfi, Shankin, Controller Bogert, Jazz Liaison Owens. Lennon reported to the

Jack Block told me about his early days in New York, hanging around the Village jazz clubs to listen to Al Cohn and Zoot Sims. He said, “Zoot’s playing gave me more joy and pleasure than anyone I’d ever heard,