Tag Archives: May Day

May 2024 Overture Online: Musicians ARE Workers

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: Musicians ARE Workers – Celebrating our Profession on International Workers’ Day
2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival Photo Gallery
Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
Member Spotlight: Pam Gates
Orchestration With Dr. Norman Ludwin – Free Classes for Members
Ensemble 2.0: Making Our Website Work Better for You
Volunteers Needed on May 11 to Help Stamp Out Hunger!

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May 2023 Overture Online: International Workers’ Day

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: International Workers’ Day
Gail Kruvand Elected New Secretary/Treasurer
Member Spotlight: Reggie Watts
Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
All That Jazz: Highlights From Our First Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival
MPTF Announces Two Student Scholarships for 2023
AFM Stands in Solidarity with WGA in Their Fight to Win a Fair Contract
Auditions: Modesto Symphony Orchestra

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May 2022 Overture Online: MAY DAY – A New Season

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: MAY DAY 2022 – A New Season
Musicians, Artists Rally for Arts Education in CA
#WhyUnion? AFM 47 Members Share Their Union Pride
Oscars 2022 Orchestra Highlights Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Orchestration Classes With Dr. Norman Ludwin – Free for Members
LA Fed Announces Ambitious New ‘People’s Project’
Spring Membership Drive – Spread the Word!

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LA People’s Power: May Day 2019

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[Photos: Linda A. Rapka]

AFM Local 47 was proud to co-host MAY DAY 2019 and join thousands of union members, immigrant-rights advocates and community activists to march through downtown Los Angeles in an annual May Day procession in support of worker rights and immigrant freedom. Continue reading →

May Day: L.A. People’s Power March 2019

Official Facebook Event Page

AFM Local 47 is proud to co-sponsor this year’s May Day rally with live musical performers, Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea!

May 2018 Overture Online: Why it Pays to be Union

Overture Online
May 2018

Spring Membership Drive
Why it pays to be union

May Day March
Join us on May 1 to commemorate International Workers’ Day

Grand Opening Celebration
Come party with us May 21 at our new Burbank headquarters!

Musicians Helping Musicians
Get to know about our assistance programs and advocacy funds

and more!

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June 2017 Overture Online: May Day LA Draws Thousands

Overture Online
June 2017

Cover Story:
Thousands Take to Streets for MAY DAY MARCH Los Angeles

Also in this issue:

AB 1300: Let’s Bring More Music-Scoring Jobs to CA!
New tax credit bill promises to lure back out-of-state and low-budget film and TV productions

Musicians Stand Up Against Poverty Wages
Instrumental Casting, Shahkar called out for exploiting non-union musicians

Next Steps for Healthy CA
Universal Healthcare bill SB 562 heads to Senate floor

and more!

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Thousands turn out for May Day March Los Angeles 2017

AFM Local 47 musicians, WGA-West writers, and Healthy California coalition members marched with tens of thousands of Angelenos on May Day 2017 on a three-mile course from MacArthur Park to City Hall.

View our May Day photo gallery on Flickr

Musicians marched on Monday in record numbers. Our community of politically-engaged musicians has grown larger than ever before, with nearly 50 musicians making the long march in the hot sun yesterday.

Tony Jones, Jeff Fish and Bryan Head led the drumline at the May Day March Los Angeles 2017. View our May Day YouTube playlist. Continue reading →

2017 May Day March Los Angeles

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May 2016 Overture Online: International Workers’ Day

Overture Online
May 2016

“The day will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you are throttling today.”
– Haymarket Monument

May Day: Celebrating International Workers’ Day

New Agreement Reached With Amazon’s ‘Transparent’
After AFM members protest against unfair treatment, producers at Picrow agree to hold musicians to fair industry standard

Prince Was a Champion for Working People
A look at the legendary artist’s career-spanning fights on behalf of working people

The Best Kept Secret for Musicians
The Actors Fund provides free services and workshops for EVERYONE in entertainment

and more!

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