Musicians Protest Outside National Broadcasters’ Streaming Summit
Film & TV Musicians protested & performed live music outside the NABShow New York Streaming Summit.
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Musicians Continue To Pressure Disney Executives
TV & film musicians take their fight for a fair contract to Hollywood events, studio executives’ homes and UCLA’s campus.
Musicians Band Together Coast to Coast
Musicians held rallies from coast to coast calling on film and TV producers to negotiate a fair contract that includes streaming residuals.
Vijay Gupta: Bringing Music to the Marginalized
Being named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow allowed the Los Angeles Local 47 violinist to devote himself full-time to Street Symphony, which provides music and human connection to the homeless, incarcerated, and other under-resourced communities in Los Angeles
Musicians Perform Outside Bob Iger & Oprah Talk
Musicians outside the 92nd Street Y demanding that Disney fairly pay us—while the Disney CEO talked about his new book inside.
Cellist Dave Eggar on Creating Music
The NYC Local 802 cellist, pianist, and composer talks creative growth—and why studio musicians need to join together in union.
Jimmy Capps: Mainstay of the Opry
The Hall of Fame guitarist celebrates 60 years onstage as a union musician.
House Approves Butch Lewis Act
We are one step closer to a real solution to America’s multiemployer pension crisis.
AFM Applauds Proposed Tax Fix For Musicians
Congress introduced a bill to help ensure musicians and other performers are not unintentionally hit with tax increases after the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act.
Pension Reform Bill Moving Forward
House Ways & Means Committee approves the Butch Lewis Act