Union commercial work is under attack, and SAG-AFTRA members are fighting back.
A crowd of more than 1,000 actors and supporters including musicians, stage performers, stunt workers, directors, writers, and Teamsters held a rally in Los Angeles on Jan. 23 calling out ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty for abandoning its responsibilities as a 20-year SAG-AFTRA signatory by shooting non-union commercials.
Congratulations to the following AFM Local 47-scored films on receiving Oscar nominations! Listen to our Oscars 2019 #ListenLA Playlist and browse the list below. Winners will be announced at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony on February 24, 2019, broadcast live on ABC (with a live AFM Local 47 band!). Continue reading
Congratulations to the following AFM Local 47-scored films on receiving Oscar nominations! Listen to our Oscars 2019 #ListenLA Playlist and browse the list below. Winners will be announced at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony on February 24, 2019, broadcast live on ABC (with a live AFM Local 47 band!). Continue reading
Less than a month into 2019, the teachers of Los Angeles proved that last year’s wave of collective action isn’t quieting down. After taking to the streets in a strike that has captured the country’s imagination, members of United Teachers Los Angeles are returned to classrooms after overwhelmingly approving a paradigm-shifting contract that delivers on key demands.
When: Wednesday, Jan. 23
11-11:45 a.m. – Sign-in & Welcome
11:45 a.m. – March to the La Brea Tar Pits (with AFM Local 47 drumline!)
Noon-1 p.m. – Rally & Speakers on ‘The Great Lawn’
Where: SAG-AFTRA Plaza, James Cagney Boardroom
5757 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Parking validated, enter off Curson or Masselin
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Women’s March Los Angeles Foundation is a women-led non-profit 501(c)(3) organization created in 2016 by the producers of the historic Women’s March LA, whose mission is to bring attention to the struggles of marginalized communities and all attacks on human rights.
To march with Musicians, email RSVP@afm47.org for meetup information. Continue reading
by Roxanne Castillo, Esq.
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of questions about synchronization licenses, or sync licenses for short. This is not something AFM handles, but surprisingly enough for all you songwriters and composers this is something you can definitely do on your own.
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(BURBANK, CA – JANUARY 15, 2019) The newly re-elected members of the AFM Local 47 Executive Board for the 2019-2020 term were officially sworn in today during the Executive Board Meeting.
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Rusty Hicks administered the oath of office to the Board before our membership at the Inaugural Meeting on the evening of Jan. 14 (held as an informational meeting due to lack of quorum). Continue reading
More than 30,000 LAUSD teachers are now on strike, fighting for the schools our students deserve. AFM Local 47 stands in solidarity with our dedicated sisters and brothers of United Teachers Los Angeles and encourage you to join us on the picket lines.
* UPDATE: Winners appear in BLUE below. Congrats to all the winners and nominees! *
Nominations for the 61st GRAMMYs are in, and union musicians of AFM Local 47 in Los Angeles worked on some of the top hits of the year!
Listen to our 2019 #ListenLA Grammy playlist and browse the list of Los Angeles-made nominees below. Winners will be announced live on Feb. 10, 2019, at Staples Center. (Be sure to listen for the live AFM Local 47 house band!) Continue reading
