Last month negotiations continued with Broadway Across America. We continue to exchange proposals but it often takes a long time for management to be available for another meeting so negotiations will continue into January, but we are hopeful that an agreement will be reached soon. We expect pay increases will be retroactive to the beginning READ MORE

Music Performance Trust Fund

A thousand workers at a car battery plant in Kentucky have signed cards requesting to be represented by the United Auto Workers. The battery park is a joint venture between Ford and South Korea’s SK On, and workers have complained about exposure to chemicals, exposed wiring, and other hazards while they have been working at READ MORE

Jeff and Joanna Kaye have received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters. The award will be presented in April 2025. Joanna is executive director of Festival of the Arts Boca and has worked as a radio host. Jeff, a Local 655 member, is a renowned READ MORE

Membership Meeting Scheduled Election to fill vacant Director position for the remainder of the term (through December 2026) All active members in good standing continuously for one year prior to nomination are eligible to run for office. In accordance with the Local 655 Bylaws, nominations will be taken from the floor, followed by a ballot READ MORE