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Membership Dues for 2010

Annual dues for Regular membership in 2010 are $162. Life members will pay $86 and Inactive Life members, $80. Regular members may pay on a quarterly basis $40.50, Life members $21.50 and Inactive Life, $20.

Regular members' dues are apportioned at $56 per capita to the American Federation of Musicians international and $8 to the local's death benefit fund, leaving available to the local $98.

For Life members, $40 per capita goes to the AFM and $8 to the death benefit fund, leaving the local with $38. For Inactive Life, it's $34 to the AFM and $8 to the death benefit fund, also leaving the local with $38.

As the above figures show, the local receives only a portion of the annual dues. The Federation and the death benefit program are funded with the rest.

The local is also funded by work dues paid on performances. The work dues amount depends on the work: based on local scale, 2 percent; symphonic orchestra, 2.05 percent; and AFM-negotiated electronic media agreements, 4.5 percent.

Local Launches 'We Care' Food Bank

Faced with requests to donate food, particularly during the holiday season, Local 161-710 has chosen to establish its own food bank to assist members or others referred by members.

The effort is an extension of the Local’s “We Care Fund,” and will continue to operate on a year-round basis.

If you wish to contribute, please drop canned or other nonperishable food items at the local office, and call us at (202) 337-9325 if you know a member or neighbor in need.

National Philharmonic Orchestra Committee

 

Mark Pfannschmidt and Judy Silverman have been reelected to the National Philharmonic Orchestra Committee, along with newcomer Katherine Ceasar-Spall.

 

On 20 ballots returned to the local, the three were the top vote-getters, Silverman with 18 votes, Pfannschmidt with 17 and Ceasar with 16. They will each serve two-year terms. Leslie Silverfine and Chris Gekker will continue on the committee for a second year. Their terms expire at the end of 2010.

 

Pfannschmidt, chair of the committee, thanked David Sciannella for serving this past year and congratulated Silverman and Ceasar-Spall.

 

"Your committee looks to begin negotiations for a successor agreement as early in the new year as possible," Pfannschmidt said.

 

 

 

 Attention Theatre Musicians:

Get to Know Your Regional Theater Committee

 

 By Dan Hall, Chair

 

The Local 161-710 Regional Theater Committee is comprised of active members of the local who perform in theaters that have collective bargaining agreements with our local. The RTC is in place to advocate for you, the player. If something arises that you would not feel comfortable addressing personally with the contractor, conductor or theater manager, talk to your RTC member. Our goal is to offer assistance to assure that matters relating to working conditions are resolved quickly.

 

The following members of our local have expressed a willingness to help provide this service:

 

George Allen                                             Dan Hall                                          George Hummel

Brett Hunter                                              Sue Kelly                                        Pam Lassell

Aron Rider                                                  Chirs Royal                                    Paul Schultz

Mary Sugar                                                  Alex Tang

 

Those on this list who are contractors will assist only in situations where they are not acting as such.

 

 

 

 

 

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