06/01/10 Official Business

Membership adopts bylaw amendments, office closings for AFM Convention, and a new LS1 contract form is available for engagements taking place on or after June 1, 2010.

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06/01/10 AFM to Launch Online Music Store

The AFM is preparing to launch GoPro Tunes, an online music store selling AFM member recordings. AFM members are encouraged to submit their music for listing in the catalog.

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06/01/10 Union Plus Announces Song Contest

Write a song about what you like about your union and/or Union Plus benefits. Here’s your chance to support the labor movement and impress your fellow union members with your talent. You could win $2,000 to use towards a new instrument, pay bills or whatever you choose!

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06/01/10 That Union Thing

NFL assistant coaches are considering unionizing. Members of the NFL Coaches Association are upset over a vote by NFL owners last year making pension and retirement plans optional. Eleven teams have withdrawn from the league pension plan and coaches feel that the alternatives offered by the teams are inferior to previous coverage.

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06/01/10 Local and Industry News

Two thirds of Broward's public elementary schools and nearly a third of its middle and high schools will cut their elective programs, including music and art, in half next year due to budget crises. Three elementary schools (Griffin, Sea Castle, and Silver Palms) will eliminate their music programs.

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06/01/10 Membership Roster Changes

New, Reinstated, Resigned, and Suspended members for May 2010

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