“Power to Heal,” narrated by award-winning actor and activist Danny Glover, brings a critical focus to the struggle for health care in the United States. As Americans face a pivotal moment in the debate about the future of our health care, this documentary brings to light the moral connection between health care and our civil rights. Continue reading
Life Member. Trombone
7/4/1936 – 7/15/2019
by Chuck Findley
We have lost a fantastic person and musician loved by everyone.
Slyde was my brother-in-law and husband of my wife Zelee’s sister Yolee, and father to their son Josh. Continue reading
Life Member. Vibraphone/Percussion
9/2/1932 – 12/15/2019
by Stu Goldberg, Life Member
It is with great sadness that I write this remembrance of mallet virtuoso and exotic percussion innovator Emil Richards. Continue reading
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Labor 411, the nation’s #1 guide to ethical products, offers its first annual Ethical Holiday Gift Guide encouraging consumers to shop their way to a stronger middle class. Continue reading
From holiday concerts to theme-park shows to stage plays, celebrate the season with the sweet sounds of AFM Local 47 musicians! Continue reading
Households in the Los Angeles metro region paid $7.2 billion for packages from Amazon last year. Less publicly visible was more than $790 million paid out in public subsidies and uncompensated public costs that supported Amazon’s profitability. Continue reading
At its meeting on Nov. 19, the Local 47 Executive Board passed a motion to endorse Christy Smith for the 25th Congressional District in Santa Clarita. Continue reading
MusicWorks project connects youth with professional music mentors
Musicians reach tentative deal with film and TV studios
Applications now available for 2020
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Professional Musicians and Employers’ Health & Welfare Fund:
Please watch your mailbox as the Fund will be mailing Eligibility and Enrollment information to eligible participants in approximately mid-November of this year. The Fund will mail enrollment materials to the participant’s last address on file with the Fund’s Administrative Office, so please ensure that the Fund has your most up-to-date address information. Continue reading
Life Member. Recorder
1/6/1926 – 4/26/2019
Born in Daytona Beach, Florida and passed away peacefully in Ojai, California. She studied at the University of Southern California, receiving her BA in 1948 and her Master in Musicology in 1958. She received a Fulbright grant to the Paris Conservatory; a Queen Elisabeth of Belgium research scholarship; studied musicology at the Sorbonne; and received the License de Concert in Clarinet. Continue reading