Suspended
The following members have failed to pay their 2010 membership dues and, not having initiated the required procedure for reinstatement, are suspended from Local 45 effective 08 March 2010:
| Sam Abuschinow |
Alexander Ference |
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Michael Spadafora |
| Curtis Adams |
David Fermato |
Carl Lindner |
Patrick Stanley |
| Benjamin Aston |
Robert Fournier |
Ronald Lintner |
Christine Stehly |
| Bonnie Banks-Beers |
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Michael Lorenz |
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| David Becker |
Jon Gulla |
Nicholas Martin |
Ken Sugihara |
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Dustin Hartman |
Susan McDermott |
Connie Trach |
| Christina Bonavita |
Debra Heiney |
William Murnin |
Michael Trach |
| Tina Boruta |
Sofia Hoimes |
Michael Neel |
Sachino Tsinadze |
| Olwen Bougher |
Merceds Jurkewicz |
Thomas Ovens |
David Werkhiser |
| Elizabeth Boyer |
Matthew Klenk |
Valerie Pearson |
Anne Wheeler |
| Michael Broschak |
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Rebecca Reichert |
Caryn Widrick |
| David Campbell |
Dennis Krasnokutsky |
Joseph Reiter |
James Wilson |
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Nicholas Krolak |
James Sansone |
Jason Zeidman |
| Karl Constantino |
Monica Lagosky (Toggas) |
Brenda Simons |
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| Robert Czopoth |
Jessica Laubach |
Johannes Six |
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| Wendy Davis |
Paul Lewis |
William Smickle |
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To be reinstated, please contact Matt Cascioli at 610-791-2921. All members in good standing are hereby notified that they will violate AFM bylaws if they perform with any of the above-named persons.
Attention Graduating High School Seniors - Local 45 Scholarships Available
Thanks to the generosity of our members and friends, Local 45 is pleased to offer three scholarships to graduating high school seniors who will attend an accredited college majoring in instrumental music performance, music education or composition with a minor in an instrument. the Fred Berdux Woodwind Scholarship, the Dennis P. Nasto Brass Scholarship and the Local 45 Music Scholarship. Application and required accompanying materials must be postmarked no later than 15 April 2010. Please see your high school band/orchestra director or contact the Local 45 office for application. Local45@afm.org
Why Belong to the AFM?
Professional pride
AFM and local websites, access to on-line forms, contracts & links to music-related sites
Member directories
Booking and referral programs
AFM Employers' Pension Fund
Music Performance Fund
Collection and distribution of "new use" money
Partnership with Sound Exchange
Assistance with recording and broadcasting agreements
Negotiation and administration of Collective Bargaining Agreements
Equipment and liability insurance
International Musician and local newsletter
AFL-CIO Affiliation
Access to Union Privilege programs
Access to health and disability insurance
Legislative representation in Washington, DC
Access to credit cards with preferred rates
Discounts on computers, cell phones, cars and musical instruments
Organizing assistance
Historical Perspective: the American Federation of Musicians
While musicians know the many benefits of AFM membership, conversation rarely includes the origin of the “musicians union.” Here is a brief historical perspective on the organization.
- In the mid 1800s musicians in the United States began exploring ways to improve their professional lives.
- They formed Mutual Aid Societies to provide members with loans, financial assistance during illness or extended unemployment and death benefits. A number of these organizations became early unions serving various constituencies.
- In 1896, delegates from these organizations gathered at the invitation of AFL President Samuel Gompers to organize and charter a musicians’ trade union.
- A majority of the delegates voted to form the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) representing 3,000 musicians nationally. 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 U.S. and Canada, organized 424 locals, and represented 45,000 musicians throughout North America.
Source: AFM publication “Interactive Officers Workshop 2009”
