The Board of Trustees of the Professional Musicians, Local 47 and Employers’ Health & Welfare Fund (the “Fund”) is committed to providing the best health insurance delivery and cost platforms available to the Fund’s participants. In furtherance of that goal, and as reviewed in this article, the Fund has modified its benefit plan menu with reference to the Fund’s Life Insurance, Dental Insurance and Vision Insurance Plans. Continue reading
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE EXTENDED!
‘Playin’ Around’ is a new, casual concert series to provide Local 47 members the chance to network while sharing our love of playing music with each other and industry professionals. Continue reading
Please join AFM Local 47 at the Labor Day parade alongside SAG-AFTRA and many other unions!
Musicians will be marching and performing at this annual celebration of labor. Help us to share our #BandTogether campaign and spread the word about musicians’ issues with the rest of the Southern California labor movement: actors, broadcasters, teachers, longshoremen, firefighters, carpenters and more.
Family, friends, kids and pets are welcome! Lots of food and festivities will be served free of charge at Banning Park at the end of the march at noon.
Please wear your Local 47 blue shirts and we’ll see you there!
ANAHEIM, CA (August 26, 2019) — Musicians who record the scores for major motion pictures and television shows spent this weekend at the D23 Expo engaging with Disney fans, performing live music and sharing information about their grassroots #BandTogether campaign to win a fair contract for new media. Continue reading
French Cormany Insurance Services has posted updates to the Kaiser self-pay medical plan. To review the new rates and access the updated member packet, please log in to your member account here.
Life Member. Violin
6/17/1947 – 7/11/2019
by the LA Philharmonic Association
Jerry Epstein, former violist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, passed away on July 11, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Continue reading
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We honor the memory of the following members whose deaths were reported between June 16 – July 15, 2019: Continue reading
2020 PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY LEVELSCommencing with the January 1, 2020, coverage year, the minimum initial eligibility threshold to qualify for enrollment in medical plans sponsored by the Professional Musicians, Local 47 and Employers’ Health & Welfare Fund (the “Fund”) will be reduced to $700 in Employer contributions. Thus, effective with the current Qualifying Period — October 2, 2018 through October 3, 2019 — the amount of Employer contributions necessary for eligibility at the Fund’s “C Level” of coverage/benefits shall be $700 (including any available permissible carry-forwards from the 2017/2018 Qualifying Year). Continue reading
