South Florida Musicians Association...
A
Community of Musicians
Working
together to
preserve
the Culture of Music and
Promote
Dignity, Fairness, and Democracy in the Workplace.
Birthdate:
September 24, 1913, Miami Florida.
Current Home:
jurisdiction is southeast Florida from Key West to Vero Beach; office in
Hollywood, Florida.
Who we are: 650
professional musicians in the south Florida area, including recording
musicians, freelance musicians performing at the Kravis Center, Broward
Center, Jackie Gleason Theater, and local clubs, as well as members of the
Florida Grand Opera and Palm Beach Opera orchestras. We
are also part of the 80,000-member American Federation of Musicians and
the 14-million-member AFL-CIO.
What we do: provide
services for musicians.
Occupation:
Labor Organization. Our job is to promote live music and unite the
professional musicians in our jurisdiction and secure better wages and
working conditions for them.
Working On:
negotiating and enforcing contracts; providing services such as MPF cofunding for casual gigs and a musicians referral program.
What we offer:
Pension plans, contract assistance (including Electronic Media
guarantees), computer forms to assist in preparing gig payrolls, job
referrals, etc.
Our Dream: to see all
musicians working under contracts that guarantee that they will be treated
fairly and compensated
equitably.
The American Federation of Musicians
has been
serving professional musicians since its founding in 1896. It is made up
of nearly 80,000 members belonging to approximately 300 Locals throughout
the US and Canada. The American Federation of Musicians is an
international governing body of Locals representing musicians within
specific geographic areas. Locals negotiate minimum wage scales for Local
engagements, and deal with most matters within their own regions. The
Federation bargains collectively for all members involved in network radio
and TV, videotape, educational TV, music videos, theatrical motion
pictures, TV films and other electronic recording.
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