Newsletter Archives: November 2015
11/01/15 Official Business
Membership Meeting
- Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015
- Time: 1 PM
- Location: Artserve, 1350 East Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
east of I95 on Sunrise Blvd, in the Ft. Lauderdale branch of the Broward Library, next to Holiday Park
11/01/15 Last Month at the Local
Our membership drive has launched. Now is the best time for new members to join. Do you have friends and colleagues who are not currently members of the AFM? Please help us to spread the word and encourage your fellow musicians to join. The more members we have, the more power we have to make life better for working musicians.11/01/15 Local and Industry News
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Failed negotiations for video game actors have led SAG-AFTRA to request authorization from members to call a a strike. In negotiations with Activision, Electronic Arts, Disney, Warner Bros., and other video game companies, SAG-AFTRA is seeking bonuses for actors when games sell over tiers of 2 million, 4 million, and 6 million copies. The union is also seeking language covering "vocally stressful" recordings.