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	Eddie WITTSTEIN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF the UNITED STATES AND ...
		American Federation of Musicians, 2 Cir., 1963, 316 F.2d 546, cert.
		American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada the judgment is final.
		These provisions apply to the Federation, which is a labor organization other than a local labor organization or a federation of national or international labor organizations within the meaning of the Act, and the Federation is conceded to be a labor organization in an industry affecting commerce as defined in Section 3(i) of the Act,
	www.ipsn.org /court_cases/wittstein_v_american_federation.htm (3064 words)

	Buffalo Musicians Association
		The Musicians Union Local 92 is a labor union for professional musicians.
		We are affiliated with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM).
		In 1897, the association was chartered as Local 43 by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
	www.local92afm.com (161 words)

	The Greater Lancaster Federation of Musicians
		The Musicians Protective Association of Lancaster, Pennsylvania was issued its charter by the American Federation of Musicians on April 14, 1903 and was formally organized on May 26, 1903 at the Association's first scheduled meeting.
		The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada is the largest organization in the world dedicated to representing the interests of professional musicians.
		AFM membership puts you on the same team with the top professionals in every area of the music business.
	www.lancastermusicians.org /pageview.asp?PageID=15273 (943 words)

	American Federation of Musicians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada.
		The American Federation of Musicians was founded in 1896, at which time it took over from an older and looser organization of local musicians unions, the National League of Musicians.
		One of the most famous actions by the AFM was a ban on all commercial recording by members in the 1940s in order to pressure record companies to make a better arrangement for paying royalties to recording artists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Federation_of_Musicians (188 words)

	Niagara Region Musicians' Association - Local 298 - American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada
		The AFM is the largest organization in the world dedicated to representing the interests of professional musicians.
		Local 298 has been serving Niagara region musicians since 1933 and continues to be an effective advocate for musicians' rights in the workplace (be that a nightclub, a symphony stage, in a recording studio, or on tour).
		The AFM and Local 298 protect the recorded works musicians produce from being exploited, and protect our members live performances by providing several types of benefit programs that help them to build successful careers.
	www.iaw.on.ca /~musician (228 words)

	History of Pgh Musicians L. 471
		The Pittsburgh African American Musicians' Association was incorporated as a non-profit organization in Allegheny County, Court of Common Pleas 1906.
		In 1908, the American Federation of Labor granted Black musicians in Pittsburgh a charter to form Local 471 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), also known as the Musicians Protective Union.
		It was at this point many African American musicians cancelled their membership in the union, which meant that they could no longer play music professionally in Pittsburgh.
	www.library.pitt.edu /labor_legacy/MusiciansHistory471.htm (541 words)

	American Federation of Musicians, Reno Local 368 Collection 91-37
		The purpose of forming a union was to unite musicians of Reno and the vicinity for better protection of their interests, to regulate wages and all business connected with the musical profession, and to enforce good faith and fair dealing between its members.
		A major role of the Reno Musicians' Union was to negotiate and establish basic wages of professional musicians in the Reno area, establish working conditions such as length of working day and week, procedures for filing grievances, and conditions for recording performances; and designate who was considered employer and employee for casino showroom purposes.
		Grievances which were not settled locally were sometimes adjudicated by the International Executive Board of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
	www.library.unr.edu /specoll/mss/91-37.html (3036 words)

	Grand Rapids Federation of Musicians
		If any trouble develops between the musicians and their employer, we step in to help negotiate a settlement even to the extent of providing free legal service to the musicians.
		AFM recording agreements make sure you are paid extra when that demo tape you did for a struggling songwriter ends up on a major label, in a commercial jingle, or on a motion picture soundtrack.
		Musicians playing for festivals, in parks, at malls, and at schools, don't need to give away their skills just for the exposure.
	netmaestro.ias.net /l56/about.asp (1137 words)

	American Federation of Musicans vs Wittstein
		[173] I. The petitioner American* Federation of Musicians (Federation) is an international labor organization comprising 675 locals in the United States and Canada.
		As with numerous other national and international labor organizations having many scattered locals of varying size, Federation's constitution and bylaws have long authorized alternative methods of ascertaining the vote of the delegates representing the locals at a union convention.
		Federation's bylaws permit a voice vote of the delegates attending a convention in all cases, which is the method often used on routine noncontroversial matters.
	www.ipsn.org /court_cases/american_federation_of_musicians_v_wittstein.htm (3522 words)

	FMA - Freelance Musicians' Association
		Freelance musicians may represent as high as 80% of the AFM's (American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada) total membership.
		Increased AFM Organizing and Education efforts must include a strong commitment to the values of "collective action" where the possibility of a collective agreement is not present.
		Increased AFM public relations efforts are required to inform non-members and the general public of the AFM's existence.
	www.freelancemusicians.org (229 words)

	American Federation of Musicians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1896, delegates from these organizations gathered at the invitation of American Federation of Labor (AFL) President Samuel Gompers to organize and charter a musicians' trade union.
		They resolved: "That any musician who receives pay for his musical services, shall be considered a professional musician." Within its first ten years, the AFM expanded to serve both the US and Canada, organized 424 Locals, and represented 45,000 musicians throughout North America.
		As the AFM moves into its second century, the union continues to protect professional musicians in every area of the music business.
	www.orgsites.com /ny/afm (431 words)

	2003 NAC 101 Employer Trustees of The American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund and Union Trustees ...
		2003 NAC 101 Employer Trustees of The American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund and Union Trustees of The American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund
		Musicians are not compensated for the enormous amount of time they must practice in order to keep their skills at a level that makes them salable.
		AFM pensions are for musicians who make their living in the industry.
	www.lawmemo.com /arb/award/2003/101.htm (4813 words)

	Local 802 - American Federation of Musicians
		They make up their own rules, refuse to allow valuable instruments to travel with the musicians and even when a musician buys an extra ticket for their instrument, they have insisted that it be packed overhead in storage.
		The Musicians' Assistance Program (MAP) is a service provided by Local 802 for its members and their families, and it's administered by the Actors' Fund.
		Musicians planning to fly with their instruments should carry this letter with them.
	www.local802afm.org (939 words)

	Musicians' Wellness, Inc. - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A number of musicians avoid treatment altogether for fear that they will lose their creative drive, or become dependent upon caregivers.
		We have developed a clinically-tested integrative music therapy approach in which musicians are guided to use the healing power of their own music, along with specially designed stress management techniques, to overcome anxiety, depression, and self-destructive behaviors which often underlie performance-related injuries.
		Stressed musicians are empowered by this short-term, pro-active treatment approach which teaches them to use both pre-composed music and improvisational techniques to explore and transform debilitating unconscious conflicts that block radiant health and creativity.
	www.musicianswellness.org /index.html (399 words)

	The Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection
		The Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection chronicles the history of the Kansas City, Missouri Musicians Protective Union Local 627 (American Federation of Musicians), from its establishment in 1917 to the present day.
		The Mutual Musicians Foundation building is a national historic landmark located at 1823 Highland Avenue in the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District.
		Betty Crow, board member of the Mutual Musicians Foundation (MMF), approached the UMKC University Libraries with a bold plan to preserve the heritage of Local 627 and the MMF, a vitally important institution in the history of Kansas City and the history of jazz in America.
	www.umkc.edu /lib/spec-col/627mmf.htm (1415 words)

	History, Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo, New York
		In 1964, the American Federation of Musicians President, Herbert Kenin, told the separate locals that the Federation had to desegregate or be in violation of the Civil Rights Act, scheduled to take effect on July 1, 1965.
		Fortunately, the Colored Musicians Club, having purchased the property at 145 Broadway and being a separate body from the Local, was able to remain intact.
		Today, the Colored Musicians Club is the only remaining African American club in the entire United States and, as such, it actively encourages historical research and preservation of the history of jazz in Buffalo.
	www.coloredmusiciansclub.org /history.html (1822 words)

	Musicians Union
		The American Federation of Musicians (A.F. of M.) was founded in October 1896 in Indianapolis, Indiana as a national labor union for the musical profession.
		It was an outgrowth of the Musicians Mutual Protective Union which had been founded in 1887.
		A separate local union for African American musicians, Local 471, was chartered January 7, 1908.
	www.library.pitt.edu /labor_legacy/musicians.html (273 words)

	Indianapolis Musicians - American Federation of Musicians Local #3 with links to local bands and orchestras and ...
		Indianapolis Musicians - American Federation of Musicians Local #3 with links to local bands and orchestras and musicians for wedding and parties such as party bands in indiana and wedding bands in indianapolis
		Indianapolis Musicians Local 3 is dedicated to the enhancement and promotion of the music profession in Indiana.
		Indianapolis Musicians Local 3 is affiliated with the American Federation of Musicians, the largest entertainment organization in the world.
	www.indymusicians.com (164 words)

	Austin Federation of Musicians
		The Austin Federation of Musicians is the local chapter of the American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and Canada.
		The Austin Local was founded in 1907 and since then has assisted local musicians with wages, working conditions and other issues relating to their employment.
		The Austin Federation of Musicians' primary purpose is to protect the interests of working musicians.
	www.austinmusician.org (195 words)

	Theater Musicians Association (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The TMA - an official Player Conference of the American Federation of Musicians - is an organization that unites professional theater musicians from all over the U.S. and Canada.
		As theater musicians, we are uniquely qualified to guide the Union in matters that pertain to us such as wages, working conditions, job security, and displacement by recordings.
		As such, we serve as an information network between theater musicians and the Union, and among theater musicians themselves.
	www.afm-tma.org.cob-web.org:8888 (189 words)

	American Federation of Labor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States.
		It was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1886 by Samuel Gompers as a reorganization of its predecessor, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions.
		The impetus for the major federal labor laws of the 1930s came from the New Deal, which wanted to build up a counterweight to business.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Federation_of_Labor (2070 words)

	Cleveland Federation of Musicians Local 4
		We are Local 4 of the American Federation of Musicians.
		We represent the professional musician in Northern Ohio.
		The musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra, Opera Cleveland, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Red {an orchestra}, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Blossom Festival Band are members of Local 4.
	afmcleveland.org (198 words)

	Ann Arbor Federation of Musicians
		Whether planning a wedding, special event or seeking music instruction we encourage you to browse our comprehensive on-line directory of Ann Arbor area live music performing groups, soloists and private instructors.
		If you are a musician, please go to Join Us for more information on becoming a member.
		The Ann Arbor Federation of Musicians is the local office of the American Federation of Musicians, which provides contract support to member musicians, and a free referral service for the public.
	annarbormusicians.org (115 words)

	CNN - Musicians' strike on Broadway averted - March 14, 1998
		NEW YORK (CNN) -- A tentative labor agreement between the American Federation of Musicians and Broadway producers on Saturday averted a strike by the union, which could have affected 35 of the Great White Way's 37 theaters.
		The pact calls for a pay hike for the musicians of more than 21 percent over the next five years.
		The 11,000 members of the union, including 450 Broadway musicians, were earning $1,300 a week, including benefits, under the old contract.
	www.cnn.com /US/9803/14/briefs.pm/musicians.strike/index.html (157 words)

	Boston Musicians' Association
		The Boston Musicians' Association (BMA), Local 9-535 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), offers professional musicians in Eastern Massachusetts benefits and services designed to support and enhance both their career and personal life.
		The idea of these public hearings is to initiate a public discussion on the effects of media consolidation after the recent rule change that made it easier for media conglomerates to control more of the media outlets.
		The Boston Musicians' Association and the Society for Financial Awareness present a financial education seminar on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006.
	www.bostonmusicians.org (303 words)

	US Labor Against the War : American Federation of Musicians of the US and Canada 2005 Resolution against the ...
		BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT the American Federation of Musicians shall make this resolution available to its members and locals, and communicate it the National AFL-CIO, and asks all AFM locals to communicate it to labor councils and state federations with which they are affiliated.
		Although this resolution is a watered-down version of the original resolution presented to the AFM convention, we recognize that its passage represents a fairly dramatic statement by a union that has been historically uninterested in getting involved in such issues.
		Resolutions adopted by the Conventions of the Washington State Federation of Labor and the American Postal Workers Union, August, 2004, both introduced by the Seattle local of the APWU
	www.uslaboragainstwar.org /article.php?id=8677 (1180 words)

	Rochester Musicians Association
		The Rochester Musicians' Association was chartered on October 26, 1897.
		It is affiliated as Local 66 of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
		To learn more about the many services and benefits offered by the AFM visit the American Federation Of Musicians web site.
	www.rochestermusicians.org (123 words)

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