08/24/03 Local 655 to host instrument swap

You are invited !

Musicians Universe

Family Swap Meet

sponsored by Musicians Union Local #655

Sunday October 19, 2003

1 to 5 PM

VFW Hall, 350 SW 25 St., Ft. Lauderdale

musical instruments, CD’s, sound equipment, records, lights, instrument repair, videos, insurance services, sheet music, recording studios, books, computer services, internet services, DVD’s, white elephants .....

Be a vendor, browser or buyer. Clean out your closets, studios, garages, warehouses and attics.

Anything for, from, by, about, or of interest to musicians and their families is welcome at the Musicians Universe Family Swap Meet.

Info or Vendor inquiries: 954 925-1996

$1 suggested donation benefits the Musicians Union Education Fund

Vendor spaces from $30 ($20 AFM members). Set up 10:30 -12:30.

08/05/03 Palm Beach Opera Contract Ratified

Members of the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra have ratified a new three-year agreement. The new agreement includes wage increases of 12% and pension contribution increases of 1.5% over three years;  a 28-day cancellation policy for all services; a new appeals committee structure giving the final authority in musical-performance player dismissal to the appeals committee; compensation for members of audition committees; and increased player input on hiring of extras and granting of tenure. The musicians were represented by Local 655 President Peter Graves, AFM Negotiator Chris Durham, and Orchestra Committee members Rochelle Gnagey Skolnick (chair), Diane Weisberg, Jennifer Potochnic, and Erika Venable.