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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. 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4 Intermezzo August 2018 August 2018 Intermezzo 5 activities like collective bargaining, is in the United States is stare decisis – the and private­sector collective bargaining.” inherently political because it impacts state notion that once the Supreme Court has So, Janus should not affect the employment budgets and taxpayer dollars; therefore, decided a case, that decision remains the of musicians in the private sector, nor the compelling non-members to pay any kind law; so, even if a new President appoints legal aspects of their relationship with of agency fee is the same as compelling different Justices with different ideas, the union. Or, to more directly answer a them to support unions’ political positions, the Court won’t simply change its mind. question some have raised: no, Janus does in violation of the First Amendment. Precedent is respected. Overturning a case not mean you should stop paying your By Kevin Case Janus lost in the district court and then simply on grounds that it is later thought of union dues! the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. as “wrong” is exceedingly rare. Until now, As a practical matter, however, there Case Arts Law LLC That made sense, because those courts were that was usually reserved for truly odious will likely be consequences. Right-to-work bound by the Supreme Court’s decision in cases that had disenfranchised whole activists have been newly emboldened. Abood, which has been settled law for groups of citizens, at a time when societal They will push even harder for more states The Janus Decision: The Supreme Court Aims a First Amendment Weapon Right at Unions. 41 years. But Donald Trump’s appointment values were much different: for instance, to adopt right-to-work laws; and in those of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson, which had upheld states that already have, I anticipate a The Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in representation to all the employees in the In the public sphere, those activists 2017 created a solid conservative majority, “separate but equal” facilities for African renewed campaign to convince employees Janus v. AFSCME is the most consequential bargaining unit, whether they are union opposed to “agency fees” have obtained which decided the case in favor of Janus. Americans (overruled by Brown v. Board to desert their unions. Additionally, a federal legal decision affecting unions in decades. members or not. Thus, the union negotiates some similar results state-by-state by Overruling Abood in a 5-4 decision, of Education); Korematsu v. United States, right-to-work law is pending in both houses Janus fundamentally changes the way public collective bargaining agreements for the changing state laws. But they have had no the Court held that for public-employee which had sanctioned Japanese internment of Congress. It hasn’t gained traction yet, but employee unions – those representing state benefit of members and non-members alike; luck with the democratic process in states unions, requiring non-members to pay an camps during World War II; or Bowers if the November midterm elections workers, teachers, firefighters, and the like – and when the union handles grievances or like Illinois, where conservative politicians’ agency fee violates the First Amendment. v. Hardwick, which had upheld laws don’t result in significant gains by the operate in Illinois and elsewhere. Since the takes them to arbitration, members cannot anti-union animus is not shared by the The Court agreed with Janus that in the criminalizing gay sex. Democratic Party, that could change. decision, many musicians have been asking receive more favorable treatment than majority of the electorate. So they turned to case of public employees, expenditures Putting Abood in that category seems I also anticipate an escalation of legal whether this affects their employment and non-members. In short, in nearly every the courts. Up until now, that was fruitless, even for employment-focused activities odd, to say the least. Reasonable minds can challenges to union security clauses and their relationship with their A.F.M. locals. meaningful way, non-members enjoy the for the system of requiring agency fees for like collective bargaining and arbitration disagree over whether the case had been other aspects of union membership – The short answer: no, not directly, because same benefits from the union as members; public employees was explicitly approved touch on “matters of public concern” correctly decided in 1977; but until now, particularly now that anti-union activists Janus addressed public-sector unions, not therefore, it seems only fair to require by the Supreme Court’s 1977 decision and therefore reflect inherently political that has not been considered grounds for see a friendly Supreme Court that is willing private-sector unions like the A.F.M. that non-members contribute financial in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education. “speech”; and as a result, requiring non- disregarding stare decisis. to ignore settled precedent. For example, But there is reason to be concerned. support to the organization that is providing Abood upheld agency fees as a reasonable members to contribute to those expenditures Another striking feature of the Janus another cause championed by Governor Some background is required. Unions those benefits. Absent that requirement, balancing of competing interests: First impermissibly compels them to support that decision is the conservative majority’s Rauner is to allow local municipalities are supported by the workers they represent, non-members would be “free riders” – they Amendment rights on the one hand, and “speech” even if they disagree with it. willingness to take an absolutist view of to create their own “right to work zones” through dues collected periodically and/ would benefit from the union’s efforts while fairness (i.e., avoiding free riders) on the The decision immediately invalidates all the First Amendment in furtherance of a – thus doing an end-run around state or as a percentage of an employee’s letting others pay for it. other. Non-members would not pay for state laws requiring agency fees to support particular political agenda – what Justice legislatures that are unwilling to adopt paycheck. In the private sector, collective Despite that sound rationale, the speech they did not support, because public employee unions. Public employees Kagan, writing for the dissent, called right-to-work laws. In Illinois, that effort bargaining agreements typically contain a requirement that non-members who agency fees exclude the portion that unions who do not wish to join the union that “weaponizing the First Amendment.” has had no success in the courts thus far; “union security” clause, which requires that benefit from the union also support it spend on lobbying and similar political bargains for them can now ride free to their This is not the first time in recent years but the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals employees, as a condition of employment, financially has been under systematic attack activities; but non-members still pay the heart’s content, enjoying the benefits of the that has happened: consider Citizens recently upheld a right-to-work zone law either become union members or support by well-funded right-wing organizations. portion of dues that represents the cost of union’s efforts without paying a dime. United, which held that corporations have in Kentucky, which could set up another the union by paying dues. For public In the private sector, this has resulted in affording them the benefits obtained by In practical effect, Janus will function as the same free speech rights as individual Supreme Court showdown. Unlike Janus, employees, many state statutes similarly the proliferation of so-called “right to work” the union. a nationwide right-to-work law for persons (thus opening the floodgates for the that would put private sector unions like the require union membership or, if a worker laws in many states (now 28), under With Janus, all that has changed. public unions. wealthy and powerful to contribute massive A.F.M. directly in the crosshairs. does not want to join, financial support which union security clauses are illegal. Mark Janus is an Illinois state worker who The result will almost certainly be ugly amounts of untraceable campaign cash); or, I am always proud to see that even in (called an “agency fee”). The agency Non-members are relieved of any obligation refused to join the union (AFSCME) and for public-sector unions. Those unions the day before Janus, another 5-4 decision right-to-work states, A.F.M. membership in fee represents the portion of dues that whatsoever to join or pay dues – even complained about paying agency fees as will lose members and be starved of funds; that invalidated a California law requiring symphony orchestras and other established the union uses for representational and though the union is still legally obligated required by Illinois state law. He sued, and if the number of union members as pregnancy crisis centers to give women performing groups has stayed steady. non-political purposes – for example, to represent their interests as if they were represented by attorneys from the National a percentage of the workforce drops low relevant information about their medical Musicians are smart people who recognize collective bargaining or grievance handling. members. Such laws not only permit free Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation – enough, those unions may no longer options. A pattern emerges in this Court’s what the union does for them, and they Political activity is excluded from agency riders, but encourage them: after all, why an organization with deep ties to the Koch be legally recognized as the bargaining First Amendment jurisprudence. value fairness. But it will always be a fees because the First Amendment generally pay dues if you can get the benefits for free? brothers and other wealthy, anti-union right- representative at all. Across the country, So, what does this all mean for musicians challenge to counter messages that are prohibits compelling a person to pay money (As I’ve written before, “right to work” wing activists. As if the nakedly political pubic employee union workplaces will turn and their union? As a strictly legal matter, relentlessly pushed by powerful interests to support political speech. Something is one of the most misleading and brilliantly goal of the lawsuit were not obvious into non-union workplaces – which plainly Janus should not apply to private-sector with pockets. It is not a time to rest easy. similar exists in the private sector: under the evil misnomers ever created by politicians. enough, our virulently anti-union Governor, was the goal of the groups supporting Janus unions. It does not automatically invalidate © Copyright 2018 Case Arts Law LLC Supreme Court’s Beck decision, employees It suggests that without such a law, Bruce Rauner, tried to intervene in the all along. (The fact that public employee union security clauses in states that have not have long had the option of deducting the employees don’t have the “right” to work, lawsuit on the side of Janus. (The courts unions tend to support Democrats and passed right-to-work laws. (And in right-to- (usually small) portion of union dues that which is patently false. No one is prevented ruled that Rauner did not have standing to Democratic Party causes has nothing to do work states, that damage has already been goes toward a union’s political activities. from working if they don’t want to join the sue; but that didn’t stop him from standing with it, I’m sure.) done.) One could argue that Janus should In both the public and private sectors, union; they just have to pay something on the courthouse steps in Washington D.C. Although the decision in Janus was not also apply to private-sector unions – the rationale for requiring financial support in exchange for reaping the benefit of the when the Janus decision was announced, unexpected given Gorsuch’s appointment, right-wing activists will no doubt try – for the union, even when an employee union’s work. A more accurate name for taking credit for the TV cameras.) it is hard to overstate just how unusual it is. but that would be an uphill battle. doesn’t wish to join, is one of fairness. these laws would be “right to freeload.”) Janus’ lawyers argued that all money Perhaps most shocking is the Court’s total Justice Alito, writing for the majority in The law imposes on unions a duty of fair spent by public-employee unions, including disregard for its own precedent (Abood). Janus, explicitly noted “the difference that spent in furtherance of representational One of the fundamental principles of justice between the effects of agency fees in public­

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Broadway in Chicago’s Summer Concert Monday, August 13, 2018 at 6:15 pm By Nancy Van Aacken Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park 201 East Randolph, Chicago Blues on Thursdays! We have many musicians performing throughout the area. www.broadwayinchicago.com Support them by attending a performance or patronizing Jimmy Tillman & The Original an establishment where they work. Chicago Philharmonic Chicago Blues All Stars Side-by-Side in the Parks Blues & Brews-Family Night Kids are welcome to jam with Join Chicago Philharmonic musicians the band for a unique outdoor experience. Instrumentalists of all ages and abilities Thursdays 7:30 – 10:00 PM are invited to play side-by-side with Free Admission

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Kingdom Hearts played the Auditorium Theatre in early July. Pictured here, from right to left are: Jennifer Clippert, Karin Ursin and Melanie Cottle (horn)

•On July 8, 2018 the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra performed one of their community concerts at Ping Tom Park. The orchestra played selections of light classics and marches to a large and appreciative audience.

Sousaphones Against Hate and 10-208 members Charlie Schuchat, Sean Whitaker and Steve Duncan. with Senator Dick Durbin at June’s Pictured here is the bass section of the Grant Park Orchestra, Keep Families Together rally. left to right, back row: Jennifer Downing Olsson, Andrew Anderson, Christopher White, Tim Shaffer, front row, John Floeter, Jon McCullough-benner and Colin Corner.

On June 21, 2018 members of the string section of the Lyric Opera Orchestra performed as part of Make Music Chicago. This performance was held in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Building. The Park Ridge Fine Arts Society present summer concerts Pictured from left to right are: Karl Davies, in Hodges Park on the steps of Park Ridge’s City Hall. This Members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra Bing Jing Yu,William Cernota and Amy Hess. photo is from their July 6th concert where the orchestra brass section participated in the Make Music Chicago Photo credit: Del Hall performed an evening of Spanish influenced music. event on June 20, 018 at the Prudential Building. Pictured, from left to right are: Channing Philbrick, Jeremy Moeller, Andrew Smith, Neil Kimel and William Denton. Photo credit: Del Hall 14 Intermezzo August 2018 August 2018 Intermezzo 15 *Only members in good standing 57159 Chen, Youming 51375 Fry, Gary D. 57147 Michal, Matous are allowed to list Books For Sale. 1665 Church St. 3009 Nablus Drive 1001 S. State St., Apt. 1008 Evanston, IL 60201 Waxhaw, NC 28173 Chicago, IL 60605 917-294-2100 847-441-7467 917-960-1862 VIOLA ARRANGER 563-419-6061 Carl Bonafede Nancy Fako VIOLIN The Screaming Wildman Philip Farkas and His Horn 53062 Fisher, Mark S. 57151 Melkumov, Dmitriy 1472 Cavell Ave. 20225 NE 34th Court, Apt. 418 Vibrations from the Dawn of Chicago Rock A Biography Highland Park, IL 60035 Aventura, FL 33180 amazon.com [email protected] 708-250-3013 786-554-7388 TROMBONE VIOLIN Lee Burswold Philip Orem Six Preludes and Postludes Songs to Throw at the Sun volume I, for voice and piano (for C Instrument and Piano poetry of Langston Hughes or Bb Instrument and Piano) A Wonder Is What It Is, for baritone and piano Alliance Publications, Inc. poetry of Wendell Berry 608-748-4411, ext. 124 [email protected] www.apimusic.org In Memoriam May they rest in peace Gordon Peters Last First Instrument Died Born Elected Tanya Lesinsky Carey The Drummer Man (“Visual ‘CD’”) Sommer Ted Drums 11/05/17 06/16/24 10/11/51 Father Lach’s Slovak Boys Band A Treatise on Percussion Stewart Morris Saxophone 05/19/17 01/13/53 08/06/70 1937 Tour of Europe 2003 Revised Edition celloplayingiseasy.com Percussive Arts Society 317-974-4488 www.pas.org Vincent Cichowicz Long Tone Studies Flow Studies - Volume One Norman Schweikert Studio259Production.com The Horns of Valhalla – Saga of the Reiter Brothers [email protected] Richard Corpolongo NEED LIABILITY INSURANCE AT A GREAT PRICE? Improvisation (Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced) John A. Wright/J.L. Cummings NOW THE CFM HAS YOU AND YOUR BAND COVERED! 217 Sequences For The Contemporary Musician John A. Wright - Autobiography of a Blessed Man www.richardcorpolongo.com/rcpublications.html $15. $20 if mailed. This coverage is for $1,000,000.00 of liability insurance coverage. Phone: (708) 720-0333 Text: (630) 926-5367 The process of getting this coverage is simple. Patrick Dessent (Sam Bennett) • You must be a member in good standing Memoirs of a Trumpet Teacher Memoirs of a Trumpet Player • A signed Musical Services contract must be filed with the Local and Martin Sisters Publishing include all musicians and vocalists on the bandstand amazon.com • A Liability Insurance Request Form must be completed and submitted to the CFM so that the letter of coverage can be constructed

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20 Intermezzo August 2018 August 2018 Intermezzo 21 Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra Kirk Muspratt, Music Director Announces Auditions for 2018-19 Season September 19&20, 2018 Associate Concertmaster (September 19) Assistant Concertmaster (September 19) Assistant Principal Second Violin (September 19) Section Viola - 2 vacancies (September 19) Join the TEMPO Signature Club Bass Trombone (September 20) The TEMPO Signature Club allows members to step up their NISO is a per service orchestra commitment to our political efforts by contributing a one-time located 35 miles southeast of Chicago. Pay per service: Associate Concertmaster: $119.03 annual payment of $52.00. Contributions are used to help keep Pay per service Assistant Concertmaster/ friends in congress who are committed to supporting music and Assistant Principal Second Violin: $111.42 in particular federal policy issues that help our members. Pay per service Section Viola/Bass Trombone: $95.22 plus travel reimbursement, and 7.085% pension contribution.

A $50.00 deposit (made payable to “Northwest Indiana Symphony”) must be received, along with a one-page resumé no later than September 7 before an audition time can Name (print)______Date______be confirmed. Terms and conditions for the 2018-19 season are subject to current contractual negotiations.

Address:______Candidates must be eligible to work in the US. www.nisorchestra.org Send resume: City______State______Zip______Karen Dickelman, Personnel Manager 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 46321 or [email protected] Local No.______E-Mail:______Phone ______AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT Principal & Section Viola (2 Positions) Employer:______APPLY BY: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 The Union Hall (Ed Ward Hall) is the AUDITION DATE: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 perfect place for your next party. Send completed application and a check for $52 payable to TEMPO to:

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656 W. Randolph St., #2W $80/service (Section) $102/service (Principal) Chicago, IL 60661 $0.20/mile Round-Trip* *The Maximum Travel Stipend allowed is $50/service. Musician must live more than 30 miles one-way from the venue in order to receive the stipend. AFM TEMPO PAC may accept contributions only from members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, executive and professional staff of AFM and its affiliates, and their immediate families living in To apply, please send a one-page résumé and $35 audition deposit to:

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