Smoke and fog effects at “Wicked” prompted musicians, actors and stagehands to protest earlier this year. Smoke effects remain a concern on Broadway. Smoke? Fog? Fire? All in a night’s work on Broadway. Recently I attended a hazardous material training

Jack Gale (left) and Bill Moriarity. Photo (and additional photos below) by Walter Karling. They made the union strong. On Sept. 19, members and friends honored three leaders who are an integral part of Local 802’s history. Jack Gale, John

In July, an agreement was negotiated for the taping and broadcast of “Legally Blonde” on MTV and MTV-related channels on basic cable. The agreement calls for payment to each musician of scale of $2,020.20 plus doubling, contractor, first trumpet, librarian,

I have now been here for over a year and have been through the cycle of handling all the financial issues of Local 802. When you first come to a new atmosphere you see what is going on and what

Music and technology continue to electrify the industry and the public. Here’s my report on the Future of Music Coalition Summit conference that took place in Washington, D.C. this fall. Ninety presenters from the music and electronic industries, government copyright

A grievance for wages and benefits totaling just under $44,000 against the Renaissance Hotel was settled in September. The dispute arose when the hotel failed to pay scale wages and benefits for a trio hired to perform in the hotel’s

The Local 802 Executive Board has joined with our fellow affiliates in U.S. Labor Against the War to endorse the New York City march against the war in Iraq. Oct. 27 is national day of action against the war; marches

I was 16 years old when I first heard Pete Seeger at a concert in Detroit. His message of peace, freedom, and human rights seemed to pierce the clouds that hung over our country in those dark days of McCarthyism.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the only African American with his own public holiday, said: “In these times, SILENCE IS TREASON!” King agonized over his own silence during the bombing of Laos and subsequent occupation of Vietnam. He confessed

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 Meeting called to order at 11:05 a.m. Present: President Landolfi, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Fein, Johansen, Rizzo, Schwartz and Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens. Recording Vice President Dennison distributed

In late 1979, Zoot Sims had a gig with his quartet at Gulliver’s in New Jersey. Turk Mauro went out to hear him, and Zoot invited Turk to sit in on the second set. Turk chose “Body and Soul” as