Monday, January 27, 2025 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: 3220 Winona Ave. Burbank CA
Musicians’ Club Annual Meeting to immediately follow
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On the Agenda (subject to change):
– Presentation of 50-Year Pins
– Officer Reports
– Old and New Business
Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing.
Light refreshments will be served.
NBCUniversal (NBCU) and American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) are jointly requesting information, pursuant to a settlement agreement in the civil action AFM v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., pertaining to incomplete tracks used in one of the following programs from March 1, 2020 through October 1, 2024 (“Claim Period”), in order to ensure proper payment for such use pursuant to the Television Videotape Agreement:
Please join us for a Jazz Funeral Second Line as we celebrate and honor the wonderful life of Ben Powell (1986-2024):
2 p.m. Saturday, November 9
1446 North White Street
New Orleans LA 70119
For more information and to RSVP, please click here.
Donations in memory of Ben can be made at: givedirectly.org
Join AFM Local 47 at the LA Fed on Wednesday, October 30 for dinner and phone banking in support of Measure A. Friends & family welcome! Continue reading
AFM Local 47 Communications Director Linda Rapka, Motion Picture/TV Film Business Representative Xochitl Rodriguez, President Stephanie O’Keefe, AFM Electronic Media Services Division Assistant Director Rebecca Gurnee, AFM Electronic Media Services Division Director John Painting, and AFM Local 47 Vice President Marc Sazer.
On October 15-17, 2024, the American Federation of Musicians was proud to participate in the inaugural American Film Convention, with AFM Local 47 holding down the booth. AFM presented two panels during the three-day event with the theme “Scoring Your Indie Vision: The Power of Music and the AFM Independent/Festival Film Agreement.” Continue reading
AFM Local 47 was among the many proud entertainment union honorees presented with the Workers Champions Award at the 4th Annual Delores Huerta Spirit Awards. The reception was held on the evening of September 27, 2024 at the beautiful Los Angeles River Center & Gardens in Los Angeles.
“AFM Local 47 was honored to receive the Workers Champions Award alongside our fellow entertainment labor unions in recognition of our solidarity during the ‘Hot Labor Summer’ of 2023,” said AFM Local 47 President Stephanie O’Keefe. Watch video of her acceptance speech here.
O’Keefe accepted AFM Local 47’s award alongside the Directors Guild of America, IATSE, IBEW Local 40, LiUNA! Local 724, OPCMIA Local 755, SAG-AFTRA,SEIU-USWW, Teamsters Joint Council 42, Teamsters Local 396, Teamsters Local 399, UA Plumbers Local 78, and Writers Guild of America West.
Open to all Local 47 members in good standing.
Pizza 🍕 and refreshments will be served.
On the Agenda (subject to change):
– Presentation of 50-Year Pins
– Voting on Resolution to Amend the Bylaws
– Officer Reports
– Old and New Business Continue reading
Financial assistance is available for AFM musicians who have suffered major losses as a result of Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters.
Download the AFM Hurricane Relief Fund Application here.
Download the AFM Emergency Relief Fund Application here.
Additional emergency assistance is also available from the Entertainment Community Fund.
To donate to the AFM Emergency Relief Fund, click here.
