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Membership Meeting: Constitution and By-Law Meeting: August 2018 Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 Vol. 78 No. 7 @ 1:00 pm @ 1:00 pm Local 10-208 of AFM CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OFFICERS – DELEGATES 2017-2019 Terryl Jares President Leo Murphy Vice-President Terryl Jares B.J. Levy Secretary-Treasurer Leo Murphy BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert Bauchens Bob Lizik Rich Daniels Janice MacDonald Call Your Union Frank Donaldson Charles Schuchat Jeff Handley A Couple of Things Perhaps it’s a check that never comes, a concert that lasts too long, a requirement CONTRACT DEPARTMENT to play in extreme heat, or the need to get clarification on a section of a contract. Leo Murphy – Vice-President In this issue you will see a notice about the AFM-EP Fund This show was performed under an AFM Touring agreement and There are many reasons to call your union. There should never be any hesitation to Nancy Van Aacken increasing the Rehabilitation Plan contribution schedule, a CFM contract. But it did not start that way. Originally there make that call. ASSISTANTS TO THE which will go into effect for some contracts as early as was no contract. Every musician that works under a collective bargaining agreement should have PRESIDENT - JURISDICTIONS August 1, 2018. The article will contain more details and Several Locals saw announcements that the performance Leo Murphy - Vice-President a copy of the agreement. Both hard copies and digital documents are available here Supervisor - Entire jurisdiction it is followed by 4 pages of recalculated Wage Scales for was coming into their jurisdictions. This prompted calls to at the local. You should read through it and familiarize yourself with what it says. including theaters several areas of work. This is not the only Wage Scales that the AFM, who started discussions with the production. Of course, the first thing to understand is what you should be paid and when that (Cell Phone: 773-569-8523) will be affected. The complete Wage Scale and Work Rules Through those discussions an agreement was reached. money will get to you. It also contains other things such as audition procedures, the Dean Rolando will be on the CFM website soon, so you can update the The production would travel with approximately ten Recordings, Transcriptions, copy you currently have. I urge you to look over the article musicians and hired about 50 local musicians as they toured. process for tenure and steps in the grievance process. Documentaries, Etc. Other musicians may be active in the free-lance market. The work rules and (Cell Phone: 708-380-6219) and visit the AFM-EP Fund website to see the notice that The AFM was able to secure this agreement for the was mailed out in June 2018. The url for the AFM-EP Fund’s betterment of our industry. The agreement made it possible wages are spelled out in the back of our membership directory. It’s worth a few DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE website is in that article. to hire local musicians, pay them the appropriate wages and hours to read through the CFM bylaws and rules and regulations. Get familiar ILLINOIS STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL In early July, a performance of Kingdom Hearts (a concert make a pension payment on their behalf. I thank the AFM with the various wage scales and how you should be paid. Understand the role of ORGANIZATIONS of music from video games) came into the Auditorium Theater. Touring Department for their work on this concert. Job well done. a contractor and side musician. Learn to file contracts and the forms to complete. Terryl Jares Leo Murphy The union can help every step of the way. B.J. Levy The Officers at the Chicago Federation of Musicians are here for you. If you DELEGATES TO CHICAGO have a question, feel that something isn’t right, or need an ear to listen to a problem, FEDERATION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL give us a call. Unless we hear otherwise, we don’t know that there may be a situation Rich Daniels Leo Murphy we need to attend to or offer a clarification. All calls are kept confidential so don’t Terryl Jares hesitate in communicating with us here at the union. We look forward to talking DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE to you. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS Rich Daniels B.J. Levy Frank Donaldson Leo Murphy B.J. Levy Advertise your CDs in the IM Terryl Jares Alternates: There will be a new section in the International Musician that will recognize Charles Schuchat recently released member recording projects that are signatory under an AFM EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO Website and Social Media agreement. (Contact Dean Rolando for more information.) Artists are invited to Terryl Jares submit work for inclusion. This is a great opportunity for all our musicians that ASSISTANT EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO Leo Murphy We have had great feedback on the new website! I want Please visit www.cfm10208.com and check it out. If you have recently produced recordings. This new section will launch in the September to remind everyone that you have the ability to create your have any questions don’t hesitate to call me at the office. 2018 issue. All submissions can be sent to the IM Managing Editor Cherie Yurco PRESIDENTS EMERITI Gary Matts Ed Ward own personal page within the website. You have the ability Any address or phone changes you make on the website will ([email protected]) with “Member Recording” in the subject line and should include: VICE-PRESIDENT EMERITUS to upload a picture, bio, links to your social media and any not be mirrored in the official database, so if you move please • Title of recording (released within the past year), complete name of artist(s), Tom Beranek other personal websites, as well as brief sound clips. If you had do still inform us by email or phone. and local SECRETARY-TREASURER EMERITUS one on the previous website, we were not able to retain those Sharon Jones is now running our Facebook page and the • Description and availability information Spencer Aloisio in the new build. I think you will find the building process discussions there are really starting to take off! Please be sure • Optional artwork (album cover or artist photo, at least 300 dpi at two inches) BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS easy and the new platform more user-friendly and attractive. to like our page and join in. Your participation is what makes Ruth Marion Tobias • Name of AFM agreement Please check it out! Your username is your name as listed in this union strong. As always, thank you for your continued If you have any questions, please write to Cherie at the email above Open Daily, except the directory with no spaces. This username will often include membership and I hope your summer has been full of or call her at 315-422-4488 X113. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays your middle initial. Your password is 10208 followed by the music and merriment. Office Hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. last four digits of your Social Security number. All Phones: 312-782-0063 (24 Hrs.) 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