07/01/15 Official Business

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07/01/15 Member Profiles

• Name: Iris van Eck
• Instruments: Cello
• Member Since: 1985

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07/01/15 Membership Benefits

What should you do when you get asked to play a gig?

If you are working under an AFM agreement, that agreement gives you a number of protections, including guaranteed minimum pay rates and timely payment of wages. But if you are working without the protection of an AFM agreement, or you do not know if there is an AFM agreement in place, there are a number of things you can do to protect yourself.

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07/01/15 That Union Thing

Teamsters Local 385 has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Walt Disney World (Orlando), claiming that the park has violated the constitutional rights of its actors. In a policy adopted by the park in May, actors are prohibited from revealing which Disney characters they portray in social or traditional media.

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07/01/15 Local and Industry News

The Atlanta Public Schools are cutting 18 of the 58 band and orchestra teacher positions at elementary schools.

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07/01/15 Membership Roster Changes

New, Reinstated, Resigned, and Suspended members for June 2015

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