Newsletter Archives: April 2018
04/01/18 Official Business
Membership Meeting Scheduled
- Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
- Time: 10:30 AM
- Location: Local 655 office, 1915 NE 45 St #105, Fort Lauderdale
Just south of Commercial Blvd. and just west of US1 in the Pro-Am Building
An additional membership meeting has also been scheduled for Friday, June 29, 2018 at 2PM.
2017 Financial Reports
2017 Local 655 financial reports are now available in the members' section of the website: http://www.afm655.org/members/financialreports.php
04/01/18 Last Month at the Local
WARNING: South Florida Symphony is behind AGAIN in paying wages to musicians. Musicians have informed us that they are still owed wages from the Symphony's January performance. We urge caution if you are approached to perform for the South Florida Symphony. The Symphony has a history of financial difficulty and several times in the past it has taken as long as two years for musicians to be paid. Our advice is to avoid performing for them until they get their financial house in order (again).
04/01/18 Member Profiles
- Name: Stojo Miserlioski
- Instruments: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Saxophone
- Member Since: 2018
04/01/18 Membership Benefits
AFM Legislative Department
Are you concerned about Performance Rights, Carry-On Instruments, Visas/Immigration, Arts in Education/NEA Funding, Net Neutrality, White Spaces, or African Ivory? If so, the AFM Legislative Department, headed by AFM Legislative-Political Director Alfonso Pollard, has your back.
04/01/18 That Union Thing
The Major League Baseball Players Association has filed a grievance with MLB over four teams, including the Miami Marlins who, according the union, are not spending enough money from revenue sharing.
04/01/18 Local and Industry News
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Endowment for the Arts, the arts and culture sector contributed over $760 billion to the national economy in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available.