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Currently Browsing: April, 2011
Showdown in Stamford
Musicians at the Stamford Symphony have been working without a contract since last September. Above, musicians and Local 802 officials passed out informational flyers before a recent concert. From left: Local 802 Financial Vice President Jay Blumenthal with musicians Don
President’s Report
Broadway At Its Best
Local 802 leadership met recently with Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians and longtime union members Joe Temperley, Victor Goines and Ted Nash to discuss upcoming contract talks. March was a very busy month. First of all, as you can see
A Way Out When Talks Collapse
Legal Corner
French hornists from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform on the picket line. Musicians have been on strike since Oct. 5, 2010. Photo: Hart Hollman Is there a way out of the current impasse with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra? Yes! Musicians
The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love
Organizing Matters
What if there was a way that you could improve the life of musicians in your field and help out the union at the same time? We are announcing immediate openings for union stewards. We need stewards in every orchestra,
Broadway Musicians Say Yes to New Contract
Local 802 member Kathy Sommer casts her ballot. Musicians overwhelmingly approved the new agreement. Photo: Walter Karling Broadway musicians have a new contract. In mid-March, members of Local 802’s largest bargaining unit overwhelmingly ratified a new memorandum of agreement with
What Wisconsin Means to Us
Recording Vice-President's Report
In the fall of 1973 I moved to Iowa City because it was the nearest place to my hometown to have a chance to ply my musical and performance skills in their local bar scene. I went to work for
The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back
Walter Usiatynski, chair of the Broadway Theare Committee, with Marek (on shoulders) and Nikolai, at a recent rally. Photo: Macisaac/Epoch Times There is a battle raging in Wisconsin. It is between a newly-elected administration and the working class citizens of
AUDITED! One Musician’s War Story
Taxes are due this month, so here’s a war story about an actual musician who was audited by the IRS and how he saved himself, with a little help from his accountant (who just happens to be me!) Allow me
Don’t Sit Back – Push Back
'Disaster capitalism' and its impact on arts and education
The union busting in Wisconsin brought out thousands of protestors. Many are waking up to how bad things have gotten. How did we get to a place where vilifying teachers, the arts and working families has become an accepted economic
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Musicians' Assistance Program
The musicians’ assistance program at Local 802 has been a resource for decades, yet we still meet members who come for services and say, “I didn’t know this was here for me!” In a nusthell, we help members who are
The Musicians’ Voice
The Musicians’ Voice is an open forum for discussion about the state of union affairs. The letters here do not necessarily express the views of Local 802. E-mail letters to Allegro@Local802afm.org or write to Allegro, Local 802, 322 West 48th
‘Why we joined the union’
Michele Bazzani K. Marie Kim Ken Gross John O’Reilly Jr. Chuck Bridges I joined Local 802 because the union helped me with a problem I had with my former employer. My musical goals in New York City are to produce
Executive Board Minutes
January 11, 2011
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 Meeting called to order by Financial Vice President Blumenthal at 11:13 AM. Present: Blumenthal, Recording Vice President O’Connor, Executive Board members Burridge, Covo, Dougherty, Hyde, Kruvand, Olcott, Schwartz. President Gagliardi absent due to Sound Recording Labor
Trial Board Minutes
Monday, September 20, 2010 Meeting called to order 10:00 a.m. Present: Blanc, Cutler, Gorruso, Moye, Rubinstein, Shulman, Suttmann, Willis. 802 President Gagliardi present to administer oath of office to Rubinstein and Suttmann. 802 Rec. VP O’Connor present to advise on
Bill Crow’s Band Room
Billy Triglia, 86, passed away on Feb. 3, closing a lovely chapter in my life. He was a jazz pianist born in the Bronx, who lived most of his life in Bergen County, New Jersey. I met him soon after