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Intermezzo Membership Meeting August 2008 Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Vol. 68 No. 7 1:00 pm Annual Meeting Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 What is Chévere? 1:00 pm See pages 14-15 August 2007 Vol. 67 No. 7 Musicians of Chévere are Eric Hochberg, Ruben Alvarez, Ernie Denov, Joe Redon, Alejo Poveda, Howard Levy, Chris Cameron, Mark Ohlsen, and Steve Eisen. Page 2 Local 10-208 of It’s Negotiable AFM AFL-CIO CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS It is said a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single OFFICERS – DELEGATES step. While it may have been less than a thousand miles 2008-2011 literally, considerable territory was traversed over the past few Gary Matts President months in the process of reaching tentative agreements for Terryl Jares Vice-President the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the Grant Park Orchestra and Spencer Aloisio Secretary-Treasurer the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. As of early July 2008, BOARD OF DIRECTORS the Grant Park Orchestra agreement has been ratified. The Robert Bauchens Bob Lizik Rich Daniels Janice MacDonald Elgin Symphony and Illinois Philharmonic agreements await Frank Donaldson Leo Murphy ratification by orchestra members. B.J. Levy To explain a bit more about this negotiation process let’s CONTRACT DEPARTMENT continue with the journey analogy. The first step in the Terryl Jares – Vice-President journey takes place before negotiations begin. Each member Nancy Van Aacken From President of the orchestra is asked to complete a survey regarding the Gary Matts ASSISTANTS TO THE items that should be given highest or lowest priority in the PRESIDENT—JURISDICTIONS upcoming negotiations. Tabulated results of this survey are Terryl Jares – Vice-President given careful consideration by the negotiating committee and the union during the Supervisor – Entire jurisdiction bargaining process. The objective of negotiations is always the same, to reach agreement including theaters with management on the terms and conditions of employment. The path to that end is (Cell Phone: 312-310-4100) Dean Rolando never the same. Whether contentious or cordial, protracted or pithy, each negotiation Recordings, Transcriptions, has a unique rhythm, tempo and dynamic, which governs the give and take process. In Documentaries, Etc. the end, if an agreement is reached and the orchestra members ratify the agreement, the (Cell Phone: 708-380-6219) contract goes into effect as of its commencement date. DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE When stated in these terms the negotiation process may seem relatively simple and ILLINOIS STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR straightforward. But ask any member of an orchestra negotiating committee, and he or AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL she will most likely speak of the meetings, negotiations and caucuses, countless e-mails ORGANIZATIONS and phone calls, and the many hours of conscientious deliberation necessary to reach Spencer Aloisio Gary Matts Terryl Jares at the end of this journey, an agreement that can be recommended for ratification. It is an arduous and time consuming process for which committee members receive DELEGATES TO CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR AND no compensation other than the satisfaction that their efforts have yielded the best INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL agreement possible under the given circumstances. Rich Daniels Gary Matts In closing, thanks are due to the members of the orchestra committees for being Terryl Jares there every step of the way: DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE • For the Elgin Symphony Orchestra: Chair-Charlie Schuchat, Mike Folker, Loretta AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS Gillespie, Scott Rosenthal and Carol Yampolsky Spencer Aloisio Terryl Jares • For the Grant Park Orchestra: Chair-Mike Shelton, Neil Kimel, Eric Millstein, Terri Rich Daniels Gary Matts VanValkinburgh and Thomas Yang Frank Donaldson Alternates: • For the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra-Chair Bill Olsen, Lisa Bressler, Jon Johnson, Robert Bauchens Larry Bowen Mary Smelser and Linda Veleckis Thanks also to Vice President Terry Jares, Louise Thorson, and attorney Pat Collins EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO Terryl Jares for their invaluable input. Lastly, to the representatives of the managements of the orchestras, thanks for bargaining in good faith and for making a commitment to your PRESIDENT EMERITI Nicholas Bliss Ed Ward communities, to the members of the orchestra and to the future of your organizations. Harold (Hal) Dessent VICE-PRESIDENT EMERITUS NOTICES Tom Beranek BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITI TO: Leaders and Contractors Ruth Marion Tobias Joe Majers RE: AFM-EP Fund Reports Please double check the social security numbers on ALL of your reports for accuracy. There have been errors in reporting social security numbers that have resulted in the AFM-EP Fund giving pension credits to Open Daily, the wrong participant. It’s much harder to correct mistakes after a pension report has been submitted with except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays errors. If you are in doubt of anyone’s number, please give us a call. Office Hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. All Phones: 312-782-0063 (24 Hrs.) AFM WEB SITE: www.afm.org Local 166 – Madison has informed us that those musicians employed by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra CFM WEB SITE: www.cfm10208.org as either “substitute,” or “extra” musicians are not currently covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Address all e-mail to the Compensation for these positions is at the sole discretion of the employer and musicians are not covered by a Secretary/Treasurer: Union contract. [email protected] August 2008 cfm10208.org Intermezzo Page 3 The Future of the Music Performance Fund Summer has always been a time of Fast Forward outdoor concerts in Chicago and with We now live in a different world. When is the last time you help from the generous support of purchased a recording? We don’t even call them recordings the Music Performance Fund, many anymore. Now they are CDs. And, try going out to the store to of our local musicians have delighted buy one. I’ve been told that they won’t exist ten years from now. audiences in performances throughout It’s the digital download to the computer, iPod and iPhone. the area. However, by now, most There are sources such as iTunes that legally sell the product and of you have heard me tell the story. we all know that illegal file sharing is rampant. But, the bottom People aren’t buying recordings and line is that, at this time, there is NO revenue from Internet sales therefore, there is less funding. Here funneling to the MPF. are some facts: At its peak in the early President Tom Lee will soon begin negotiating a new recording 1980s, MPF (or MPTF as we older agreement. Part of this deal will be these beloved “trust funds.” From Vice-President folks call it) received over $20 million Mr. John Hall, Trustee of MPF, is looking for alternative sources Terryl Jares a year from recording companies. Last of funding and hopes to tap into these Internet sales. President year, MPF received $3.4 million. In Lee is in agreement. The more free concerts and music education 1984, the fund helped support over 55,000 free performances. we can provide, the more music fans we will create. I’m sure Last year, there were only 9,060. And, this is across the whole Petrillo would be proud. United States and Canada, not just in our Local! Why? A Brief History Chicago’s own James Caesar Petrillo was fed up with recorded music displacing his MUSIC PERFORMANCE musicians. In 1929, film soundtracks were FUND ENGAGEMENTS replacing the theater orchestras. Jukeboxes were taking over the bandstands and radio August 2008 stations were increasingly filling their music hours with cheap discs instead of No. live performers. Petrillo declared that Date Place Of Engagement Leader Musicians Amount there would be no more recordings made until his musicians 1 Hodges Park B. Schubert 16 $2,162.36 were treated fairly. He called a national strike of the musicians 3 Beverly Area Planning Assoc. R. Daniels 35 4,652.05 that silenced most record companies from the summer of 1942 3 Oz Park R. Davies 12 1,654.28 to the fall of 1944. Even President Franklin D. Roosevelt could 8 Hodges Park B. Schubert 10 1,357.73 not end the strike. The solution was the Music Performance Trust Fund. Record The above Local 10-208 Music Performance Fund Engagements are co-sponsored. companies had agreed to pay two cents for every $2 record and Terry Jares, Vice-President a half-cent for every 35-cent record sold. This generated around Administrator MPF $4 million a year to sponsor free concerts to entertain the public Music Performance Fund and put his musicians back to work. July 2008 Chicago No. Date Place Of Engagement Leader Musicians Amount Summer Dance 3 Hodges Park B. Schubert 54 $7,046.73 Sundays at 5:00 pm 4 Chicago History Museum J. Gelsomino 40 5,280.91 4 St. Alexander Church R. Rushford 47 6,271.32 Sunday concerts will feature the music 11 Hodges Park B. Schubert 48 6,292.09 of the Big Bands. We would like to 16 Skokie Theatre Music Found. M. Olen 5 668.00 thank the Music Performance Fund 18 Hodges Park B. Schubert 48 6,292.09 for their generous support. 25 Park Ridge Fine Arts Society B. Schubert 48 6,292.09 July 27 Weiss Brothers Orchestra The above Local 10-208 Music Performance Fund Engagements are co-sponsored. August 10 Dick Sarlo Orchestra August 17 Nancy Hays & The Terry Jares, Vice-PresIdent Administrator MPF Romance of Dance Music Performance Fund Orchestra Intermezzo cfm10208.org August 2008 Page 4 Who, Where, When By Ruth Tobias “Blue Rhizome,” bassist KARL E.H. Checkerboard Lounge (5201 S. Harper SEIGFRIED’s invention which garnered Ct.); Robie House (5757 S.