Archives: March 2018
03/01/18 Last Month at the Local
Last month was another busy month at the Local. President Reskin and Secretary-Treasurer Apana visited with the musicians playing for Wicked at the Broward Center to chat with them and pass out copies of the contract. Reskin and Apana also participated in the Working People’s Day of Action at Bayfront Park on February 24.
03/01/18 Membership Benefits
SOLIDARITY: STOPPING THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM
When we keep undercutting our colleagues, eventually our pay becomes so low that we can no longer consider ourselves professional musicians. One might think that a $100 gig, about 45 miles away, comes out to $40 per hour, but when driving time, expenses, and self-employment taxes are factored in, it comes out to about $7 an hour (before any practice time and instrument costs are added!) And by the way, minimum wage in Florida is $8.25 per hour. Chances are, after expenses are figured in, the $100-a-gig musician is working for all-but-free. As we lower our standards, our audiences do too, and we help to ruin the artistic culture in South Florida. Nothing will change if no one takes action, but together we have the power to make a difference. Solutions to the Race to the Bottom are collective, not individual. Yes, we can make a difference if we work together!
03/01/18 Local and Industry News
A study by the Max Planck Institute in Germany has found that classical and jazz pianists use their brains differently.
03/01/18 Membership Roster Changes
New, Reinstated, Resigned, and Suspended members for February 2018:
