Category: Newsletter

The Value of A Recording One of our main goals as a union is to improve the working conditions, economic compensation, and benefits for musicians, regardless of whether the work is a live engagement or a recording. The union defines minimally acceptable wages, benefits, and working conditions for all kinds of work. These guidelines are READ MORE

International Longshoremen’s Association workers on the east coast have returned to work after a three-day strike Wages will rise by $24 an hour over the next six years, to $63 an hour, a 61 percent increase. They will return to the bargaining table before January 15 to address port automation before finalizing a new contract. READ MORE

Toronto hopes to become a global cultural hub by making major investments in the arts over the next ten years. The plan would increase the budget of the Toronto Arts Council by $2 million annually over the next five years; double the budgets of the local arts service organizations over the next five years; index READ MORE

New, Reinstated, and Resigned members for October 2024: New Members: Reinstated Members: none Resigned Members: none Deceased Members: none

Membership Meeting Scheduled The Wage Scale Committee reports favorably and recommends the following amendments to the wage scales:

Last month the scale committee met again to finalize a proposal; you can see the proposal in Official Business and the October meeting notice. The committee reviewed past scale increases, inflation statistics, and rates in comparable metropolitan areas in the south and came up with what they believe is a reasonable proposal. As cost of READ MORE