Maria Kozak 1943 - 2017 Musical News pg 4 November - December 2017 | Vol. 89, No. 6 Great Expectations by David Schoenbrun, President Finally - an We are so fortunate that Beth Zare 2. Melinda Wagner: My predecessor election result will continue to serve in her vital Local 6 president and mentor at Local that actually role as Secretary-Treasurer - a job 6. She always made herself available, makes me smile! that requires wrangling an almost especially early on in my “clueless” And for those impossible number of details and period. of you who as many diverse skills and talents. mistook the fat We are also very fortunate that 3. The Secretary-Treasurers: Gretchen Local 6 envelope our Convention delegates - Diana Elliott and Beth Zare - my valued In This Issue. that arrived in Dorman, John Fisher and Jon partners in crime and cohorts on the your mailbox Lancelle - will continue to provide top floor who helped keep me focused David Schoenbrun Article last month for a time-share solicitation the Union with a continuity of expert on the tasks at hand. Dues Sale Announcement and then recycled it without opening, representation at the 2019 AFM What’s New For 2018 the election I’m referring to was our Convention. 4. Members of the Board(s): I have TEMPO Application own - the triennial Local 6 elections enjoyed unwavering support of our for officers, a Board of Directors, and Our president-elect, Kale Cumings, Boards during my tenure - and New & Reinstated Members AFM Convention delegates (not the is an exceptional person, and I hope especially enjoyed their occasional Address Changes recent New Jersey governor’s election, every one of our members has the dissent! Members Suspended / Dropped / though that result also made me good fortune to come to know him. Resignations smile). Several years ago, I began musing 5. Our committee members - the Maria Kozak Remembrances about the idea of succession - an standing Local 6 committees 2018 Directory Change of Address For those members who did take a important thing to consider in an and dozens of orchestra/theatre look at our mostly unopposed ballot, organization such as ours. At the time committees. They were my go-to CD Store it might have surprised you to see I think I called it the “what if I were people when I needed to recharge my Auditions my name missing - I am retiring hit by a truck?” list. From the very zealot batteries. Advertisements after 13 years as Local 6’s president, first time I put names on paper, Kale which to me flies in the face of “13” has not wavered from occupying the 6. David Rosenfeld - Local 6’s legal being widely regarded as an unlucky top spot on those lists, and for more counsel, ardent supporter of live number. I take my official leave on good reasons than I’d want to list here music, who always had my back. In Memoriam January 31st, and what also makes and suffer him the embarrassment. me smile is knowing that I leave this Suffice it to say, Kale combines 7. Last but not least, my wife Helen – Steve Balich Sr. job and this Union in really, really, a considered thoughtfulness, confidante, psychological consultant, Roberta Mandel really great hands (and NOT smaller unimpeachable ethics, intelligence copy editor, and angel-on-my- hands... believe me!!). and strength of character that will shoulder. Shirl Ray Monson serve our Union and its members well, I was very pleased to see that all of hopefully for many years to come. I’d To all of you, thank you for your our valuable Board members decided also like to take this opportunity to support, your service and your Life Members to continue to serve: Gretchen Elliott, publicly apologize to his wife, Kristen. friendship. Rex C Allen Hall Goff, Jo Gray and Steve Hanson. A new face on the Board will be I am told by some, though I’m not So, now what, you may ask? I plan to Shanna J Carlson Meredith Brown, replacing Forrest sure I believe them, that people want reacquaint myself with my bass, the Natalie R Cox Byram, who now becomes our new to know what my experience as Local part of my life that has sadly taken the vice president. I know Meredith will 6 president has been. I suppose that, brunt of a necessary reallocation of Jon Eriksen bring great intelligence and savvy as the case with anything that spans time when first elected. I also plan to Hall N Goff to the Board’s governance of the this many years, it’s been a mixed bag do more traveling with my wonderful Lucy L Kinchen Union, and Forrest will continue to - especially with a lengthy and severe Helen - having only relatively recently support the president’s office with economic recession ever-present begun to travel abroad, and finding Norman H Landsberg his negotiating experience and skills. hovering in the background. On the that we both like it - and are pretty Thomas M Loudin negative side, our Local experienced good at it. employment opportunity setbacks Jeffery Sanford Local 6 Election Results as a result of having been effectively Finally, I know that I will have to Peter Thompson marginalized by self-serving national find a way to feed the activist in me, recording interests, which haunted especially given current political President me and, at the time, left me feeling circumstances. I’ve become convinced Kale Cumings 604 rather cynical. But these and other over the course of the past year “down” moments have been more that the forces that fuel the current than outweighed by the countless administration are of the opinion Vice President individually productive conversations, that democracy, as we know it, is not correspondences and miscellaneous particularly good for business - that Forrest Byram 395 moments with members and the optimal political environment in Janet Witharm 228 employers which have been game- which business thrives and the rich changing when considered as a whole. get richer at all other’s expense is I have led or taken a primary role in something much less than democracy. Secretary-Treasurer hundreds of contract negotiations I fear they think that the time is ripe Beth Zare (Incumbent) 604 during my tenure as president, from and the political environment is fertile national agreements to church jobs, for this “adjustment” to take place, and I leave office heartened and and I believe we must mount some Executive Board convinced that the Union has and will resistance to these forces. I think I PERMIT NO. 454 PERMIT Gretchen Elliott (Incumbent) 572 continue to be a powerful force and need to actively participate in that NON-PROFIT ORG. NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID U.S. POSTAGE SAN FRANCISCO, CA Steve Hanson (Incumbent) 544 advocate for our members. resistance, or some bad things that, Josephine Gray (Incumbent) 530 even now, we don’t believe could I will remember one constant during happen here, will. I suppose I’m Meredith Brown 563 my time here, and that is the endless entitled to one last rant... Hall N. Goff (Incumbent) 548 support I’ve enjoyed from the many dedicated people around me who WE are the Musicians Union - I have also serve our Union. A list seems aspired to represent all our member- Delegate to AFM Convention inadequate, but in the interest of musicians, and I am very proud to Diana Dorman (Incumbent) 570 brevity, will have to do: have served. I thank you all for your Jon Lancelle (Incumbent) 557 confidence and support. 1. The Local 6 Staff: Listed number one for a reason - they are the front Have a happy and restful holiday Diversity Delegate line and come to work each and every season! to AFM Convention day with a proprietary interest in the John N. Fisher, Jr. (Incumbent) 584 Union and its members at heart. Musicians Union Local 6 - 9th Street 116 94103 San Francisco, CA Your Trusted Servants... Official Bulletin of DUES SALE !!! Local 6 Officers Musicians Union Local 6 David Schoenbrun, President American Federation of Musicians REGULAR MEMBERSHIP DUES Kale Cumings, Vice-President For 2018 Are On Sale Until January 31, 2018. Beth Zare, Secretary-Treasurer Beth Zare, Editor Annual Payment of $195 made by check, cash, or online. Alex Walsh, Managing Editor Board Of Directors $195.00 Entire year Gretchen Elliott, Trustee The Musical News is published bi-monthly by Hall Goff, Trustee Musicians Union Local 6, AFM. Any notice $ 15.00 Voluntary TEMPO Contribution Steve Hanson, Trustee appearing herein shall be considered to be $210.00 Total Josephine Gray, Director an official notice to the membership. The Forrest Byram, Director appearance herein of an article or an This discount for Regular Members who pay their annual dues by January advertisement does not imply an endorsement st by the editors. 31 has been around for many years. Did you know it is almost the same President Emeritus cost to take advantage of the dues sale as it is to resign once a year Melinda Wagner and come back in after one quarter? Not only will you be relieved of Contact Us Staff remembering to pay your dues on time but you will be working your way Tony Orbasido - Recording, Reception (x301) Musicians Union Local 6 towards a lifetime membership and all the benefits that come with it. Lori Ponton Rodriguez - Treasury (x304) 116 - 9th Street Joe Rodriguez - Casuals (x306) San Francisco, CA 94103 Cheryl Fippen - MPTF, Death Benefits (x307) phone (415) 575-0777 Alex Walsh - Member Services (x308) fax (415) 863-6173 [email protected] WHAT’S NEW FOR 2018 Area-Wide Casual Wage Scale www.afm6.org Committee Removal of Convenience Fee Lisa Sanchez, Chair Office Hours No longer will there be a fee associated with paying by credit card.