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Eight hundred warehouse workers in Toronto are the first Walmart employees to be represented by a union. They began organizing a year ago, over issues including low pay, pressure to work dangerously fast, workplace accidents, and high indoor temperatures. Boeing machinists have ended a 53-day strike with a new contract that raises wages 38 percent. READ MORE

70 percent of Cuyahoga County (OH) voters approved increasing cigarette taxes to support the arts in the recent election. A 30-cent per pack tax was about to expire and voters approved increasing the tax to 70-cents per pack and extending the tax to 2035. Since 2007 this tax has raised nearly $250 million in support READ MORE

New, Reinstated, and Resigned members for November 2024: New Members: Reinstated Members: Resigned Members: none Deceased Members: none

At the October 29, 2024 membership meeting, members voted to adopt the proposed amendments to the wage scales. The increases will take effect on June 1, 2025, June 1 2026, and June 1, 2027. An updated wage scale booklet will be available shortly, as will an updated wage scale chart on the website. Please contact READ MORE

Thank you to the thirteen members that attended the October membership meeting! We had a quorum, and members voted to adopt the proposed wage scale increases for 2025 through 2027. Members also had the opportunity to ask questions about receiving pension, and local engagement contracts. Broadway Across America negotiations are still ongoing and we expect READ MORE

The Value of A Recording One of our main goals as a union is to improve the working conditions, economic compensation, and benefits for musicians, regardless of whether the work is a live engagement or a recording. The union defines minimally acceptable wages, benefits, and working conditions for all kinds of work. These guidelines are READ MORE