Life Member. Trumpet
6/3/1930 – 2/9/2018
Elmer Hollis Ramsey — trumpet player, conductor, composer, arranger, orchestrator and educator — passed away on February 9, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, CA at age 87. Continue reading
On the agenda (subject to change):
Presentation of 50-year Pins
Administration of Oath of Office to New Officers
Officer Reports
Old and New Business
AFM Local 47, Room 7, 3220 Winona Ave. Burbank CA 91504 Continue reading
Congratulations to all candidates and members who participated in the 2018 Local 47 General Election: Continue reading
Overture Online
December 2018
Happy Holidays!
from the Musicians Union of Los Angeles
Vote in the AFM Local 47 General Election
December 11, 2018
‘Tis the Season to Help a Musician in Need
This holiday season, please consider a donation to help musicians who have fallen upon hard times to get back on their feet
Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund
A year-end report
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Danny Pucillo
Member. Drum Set
8/13/1932 – 11/1/2018
Survived by son
Alan I. Robinson
Life Member. Horn
11/26/1929 – 10/28/2018
Survived by son
Alex P. Roseff
Life Member. Saxophone
8/1/1934 – 9/24/2018
Survived by spouse & children
Roderick Van Horn
Life Member. Bass
2/23/1921 – 11/11/2018
Survived by spouse & children
The next AFM Local 47 General Election takes place Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.
Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Local 47 headquarters, 3220 Winona Ave. in Burbank.
Eligible voters may request a Vote By Mail Absentee Ballot by downloading the form at afm47.org/election and sending it directly to the California Elections Company. DO NOT SEND THE FORM TO LOCAL 47. Please be sure to allow ample time to send in your request, receive your absentee ballot by mail, and send it off to arrive at the Burbank P.O. box no later than Dec.11, at 9 a.m. when all absentee ballots will be collected by the Election Board. Continue reading
The TV Videotape (Live TV) contract negotiations are coming to Los Angeles. In earlier rounds of negotiations, our AFM team has made clear to the networks that they need to pay streaming residuals just like the other unions get, and pay every musician who works on the production.
We believe we can achieve this, but we all need to be in it together.
If you work in Live TV, please plan to join us at one of these informational meetings:
Monday, Dec. 3
7:30 p.m. @ Westside (private residence)
Wednesday, Dec. 5
7:30 p.m @ AFM Local 47
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Live Performance Business Rep Erick Cruz at (323) 993-3170 or erick.cruz@afm47.org.
Earlier this year Congress established a bipartisan Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans. The original deadline to address the dire solvency issues facing over 100 pension funds across the U.S., including the AFM-EPF, was Nov. 30, 2018. However, the Chairs of the Joint Select Committee announced that they had made progress, and would continue working beyond that deadline.
This Joint Select Committee represents the best chance yet to pass legislation that helps our Fund and protects your benefits and retirement security. However, proposed changes to the Butch Lewis Act would prevent the AFM-EPF and many other multiemployer pension funds from accessing the bill’s loan program.
AFM members: Please be aware that the upcoming stage production of “The Nutcracker” presented by OperaSLO at the Granada Theater in Santa Barbara is a non-union engagement.
Following is a message from AFM Local 308 President Neil Garber: Continue reading