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Calgary Musicians Association - Local 547 AFM VOLUME 18 NUMBER 3 AUGUST 2017 the official journal of the calgary musicians association - local 547 AFM P2 VISA PROCESSING UPDATE CFM INITIATES ACTION AGAINST Regular Processing: Submit your P2 package WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC ALLIANCE to CFM at least 75 calendar days prior to MUSICIANS IN LABOUR DISPUTE WITH WCMA first performance. US Immigration reports a processing backlog for Regular Processing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON May 30, 2017 - Canadian Premium Processing: Submit your P2 package to Federation of Musicians (CFM, the Canadian National office of the AFM) CFM at least 30 days prior to first performance. has entered into a labour dispute with the Western Canadian Music Alliance NOTE: When you submit a P2 application; you (WCMA), which has offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba. do so at your own risk. AFM does not have The WCMA operates the Breakout West Festival, an event which features control over the decisions U.S. Immigration an industry conference, presentation of the Western Canadian Music makes on their processing times. Therefore, Awards and live performances of musicians in various public venues. USCIS processing times may increase/decrease at The WCMA is refusing to bargain a successor agreement with the CFM, “Without a collective agreement in place, the musicians are not guaranteed any time, without notice. The AFM’s suggested reasonable fees. In addition, there would be no pension, and no language processing timelines are based on an internal to prevent the WCMA or broadcasters from recording and exploiting the weekly, observance of the average turnaround performances, anywhere and in perpetuity,” said Alan Willaert, Vice- time from submission of application to receipt President from Canada, American Federation of Musicians of the United of approval. States and Canada. “Despite receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars www.cfmusicians.org/services/work-permits in government grants and corporate sponsors, they have stated that musicians should not consider Breakout West a gig; they should consider it a ‘networking opportunity’. Where is all that money going? Musicians MUSICIANS PENSION FUND CANADA have to pay the rent, like everyone else.” Numerous attempts have been made by the CFM to reach out to the ANNOUNCEMENT WCMA representatives, who were served with a Notice to Bargain, but, they continue to stonewall. Therefore, as a last resort, the WCMA has been placed on the AFM’s International Unfair List, naming them as an entity that refuses to negotiate a fair and equitable agreement for performances in May 23, 2017 association with this year’s Breakout West Festival in Edmonton, Alberta. This has the effect of prohibiting members from accepting engagements Dear Plan Member/Local Officer from any organization so designated. You may have read the recent article by AFM CFM on ׀ For more information please visit us at www.cfmusicians.org President Ray Hair in the May 2017 International .CFM on Facebook ׀twitter Musician regarding the conditions of the US Pension -30- Fund (AFM-EPF). Please be advised that this article is not relevant to the Musicans’ Pension Fund of Canada. 2017 - 2018 The Musicians’ Pension Fund of Canada is a completely separate fund from the American Federation ANNUAL DUES AND WD BUYOUT of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund. It is (Sep.1/17 - Aug.31/18) administered by a separate Board of Trustees and governed by Canadian legislation. Annual Dues $195 (Sep. 1) * If you have any questions about the Musicians’ Pension Fund of Canada, please visit our website Life Member $97.50 www.mpfcanada.ca or contact the Fund office by (*) $6.00 late fee per month overdue email [email protected]. Installment options: Quarterly $60 (4 payments) Sincerely, Semi Annual $115 (2 payments) Annual Dues and Life Membership dues must be remitted with your Work Dues Ellen M. Versteeg-Lytwyn Buyout payment Executive Director Visa/Mastercard and Interac (office) calgary musicians PAGE 2 AUGUST 2017 Chicken or the Egg? they in the business of? A callous response might be if they t’s not often that, in the midst can’t afford to pay musicians then they shouldn’t be in the of summer, the local board entertainment business. gets drawn into a lengthy I Would a musician turn down a fee if one was offered? Would and passionate discussion about an issue. Summer is usually a a club owner not accept a musicians’ services for free? In both pretty quiet time of year for our cases, highly unlikely. So how do we bridge this gap? Jo Cox, musicians, save for Festivals and a a British Labour politician who was murdered for her views theatre run. What prompted this on accepting mid-eastern refugees had this to say about a was a query from a long-standing much more serious problem: “Isis and Assad are not separate member about the board’s position problems to be chosen between, but are action and reaction, on tip jars. For those of you who regularly play clubs you’ll cause and symptom, chicken and egg: impossible to untangle know what I’m talking about: the practise of tip jars being no matter how much we might like to.” However, I believe it the sole source of income for the musicians rather than is possible to mitigate this issue through communication and a club owner paying forA their services, either through a education on both sides. Even if musicians are just starting cover charge or some other arrangement. Not being a club out, if an employer wants to hire you then you should be player, I hadn’t realized this was a common and apparently paid. If you want to get your name known there are ways to (long-standing) practise. In any case, the Board fell into a achieve this: play for a contractor, conductor, band leader, long debate over what was the cause of this: club owners teacher, club owner, festival organizer, etc. but do it in a or musicians? closed setting. In other words, there is no public, paying or not paying. Make cold calls, send out resumes, create social Why are musicians willing to play for free or just tips? media profiles. Follow up afterwards - what was successful, Part of our challenge is we have a community made up what needs improving? Be business-like. The local has venue of musicians which are coming at the business from very listings with contact numbers. Visit the venues and talk to differentdirections: non-members, weekend warriors who the owners. As to non-members, each and every one of you have day jobs in other fields, young members who are just can be a membership drive to get them to see tha value of starting out and of course members whose primary source joining; minimum standards, contract defence, possibility of of income is performing. How can our tariffs reflect this pension, vendor discounts and a professional office that can diversity? I daresay the local has done a pretty good job offer advice and information. at trying to create tariffs which are the MINIMUM which a musician receives for playing fairly specific type of work/ For venue owners we need a paradigm shift away from venues. We have set standards which in our view are thinking that exposure is enough of a reward in lieu of actual reasonable in the current economic environment. And yet payment for playing. Musicians should be viewed like any still musicians are willing to dive to the bottom in order to other service the owner requires. The club owner may think get any kind of work, paid or unpaid. Perhaps we should he doesn’t need music to fill the space; but what puts bums in create tariffs that reflect the musician’s profile: weekend seats to buy food and beverage? I daresay the venue is fuller warrior, newbie, established pro? Our tariff booklet would when there is live music versus when there is none. Paying turn into a New York phone book. musicians needs to be viewed as part of the cost of doing business. The board would be happy to discuss ways to make And what about the club owners? They are in the this work. Lets be part of the conversation and find solutions entertainment/hospitality business. Why is it that they to make it work for everyone. know and understand that they have to pay the food ROB MCCOSH, PRESIDENT and booze suppliers; the taxes, the trades that repair [email protected] whatever. None of these people are going to offer their 403.475.7531 services for the “experience.” In various conversations over the years about paying the musicians at least the minimum - and don’t get me started on including pension - their response is something like “paying the musicians would put me out of business.” Well what are Ma-Me-O Music Professional calgary musicians association musicalgary editors RECORDING STUDIO #5 - 606 Meredith Rd NE Doug Kuss/Karen Martin (since1997) Calgary, AB T2E 5A8 780.361.3684 TOLL FREE: 1.888.796.8742 executive committee Rob McCosh president Miles Jackson 24 hr/fax 403.264.6610 / 261.0783 www.ma-me-o.com Kit Johnson vice president [email protected] [email protected] Doug Kuss sec treasurer www.calgarymusicians.org “ Doin’ it right on the Beach ” association hours Jim Scott, Jeremy Coates, 9am - 4pm Monday-Friday Mike Little, Tricia Edwards AUGUST 2017 PAGE 3 ’d like to touch on some important 2018-2019 issues now on the books. We, CALGARY MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION Ithe AFM, are currently in a labour dispute with the Western Canada Music Alliance, the organization the produces NOMINATION OF OFFICERS Breakout West, a regional showcase If you wish to run for any of the Association Offices event that moves from province to for 2018-2019 the Nomination form below must be province.
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