Category: Newsletter

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

International Longshoremen’s Association workers on the east coast have returned to work after a three-day strike Wages will rise by $24 an hour over the next six years, to $63 an hour, a 61 percent increase. They will return to the bargaining table before January 15 to address port automation before finalizing a new contract. READ MORE

Toronto hopes to become a global cultural hub by making major investments in the arts over the next ten years. The plan would increase the budget of the Toronto Arts Council by $2 million annually over the next five years; double the budgets of the local arts service organizations over the next five years; index READ MORE

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