Archives: January 2023
01/01/23 Official Business
2023 Annual Dues Now Payable:
- Regular Members: $185
- Youth Members (under age 21): $115
- Life Members: $120
- Inactive Life members: $90
Please send your checks before the end of January to avoid late fees or suspension of membership. You may also make semiannual payments by paying half in January and half in July. Please contact the office if you have questions or need more time to pay, and please send checks to:
**PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS AND RATES**
AFM Local 655 1915 NE 45th St Suite 105 Fort Lauderdale FL 33308
01/01/23 Atlantic Classical Orchestra Announces Auditions
The Atlantic Classical Orchestra David Amado, Music Director
Announces auditions for vacancies starting in the 2023-24 season:
- Principal Trumpet
- Clarinet 2
- Section Cello
01/01/23 Last Month at the Local
2022 In Review
2022 was a much better year for musicians than 2021. After a year of pandemic-related shutdowns, musicians started returning to work late in 2021 and things started returning to normal in 2022.
01/01/23 Membership Benefits
Fred's Nightmare Gig
The call came in the middle of the off-season. Fred (not his real name) was having a slow couple of weeks. The contractor told him that the show, a Broadway-style musical, was not a Union gig, but it offered four weeks of work. Fred didn't like the below-scale wages, lack of pension, or the free rehearsals, but since little else was going on, he accepted it.
01/01/23 That Union Thing
The National Labor Board has instituted new penalties for companies that illegally fire or demote workers for union activity.
01/01/23 Local and Industry News
A report by economists indicates that not labor costs but corporate profits are driving up inflation.
