NOTE: These Wage Scale Proposals are subject to amendment by the Executive Board and the general membership prior to adoption. Proposed changes are highlighted in yellow.
GENERAL
RULES AND CONDITIONS
Effective
September 1, 2001 – August 31, 2003
JOB
CATEGORIES
I.
CASUAL:
Miscellaneous engagements, dinner/dances, galas, concerts, shows,
industrial
shows, circuses, rodeos, ice shows, pageants, rock concerts, etc.
II.
SYMPHONIC: Symphony, opera, ballet, symphonic pops, and
operetta.
III.
THEATER: Broadway type, "book" shows.
IV.
CONDOS: Concerts & tours.
V.
STEADY ENGAGEMENTS:
1 day per week with a 4-week minimum, or 2 or more days per week with a
2-week
minimum.
VI.
NON-COMMERCIAL:
Non-commercial jazz, big band, alternative rock, bookstores,
coffeehouses, etc.
VII.
MUSIC PREPARATION: Copying, transcriptions, etc.
EXCEPTIONS
Any
exceptions or items not covered by this Scale Book are subject to
Executive
Board approval.
START
TIMES
Contractor
shall state the start & finish times upon booking job.
Musicians
must be ready to perform 15 minutes prior to start of engagement.
CBA SUB
POLICY
In any
ensemble that has a Collective Bargaining
Agreement (CBA), the substitutes shall be paid at the CBA per service
rate.
CONDUCTOR /
LEADER /
PLAYING CONTRACTOR
200%
of scale wages, including rehearsals, pre-heats & overtime.
SUB-LEADER /
SINGLE MUSICIAN / NON-PLAYING
CONTRACTOR
150%
of scale wages, including rehearsals, pre-heats & overtime.
PENSION
8%
of gross scale wages, including titular pay, rehearsals, pre-heats,
doubles
& overtime, payable to AFM-EPF.
NEW YEARS
EVE
All jobs @
250% of scale wages.
MILEAGE FEE WITHIN TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA
From
residence to venue.
0-25
miles
$ 0
Over
25 miles
$17
PARKING
Free or
reimbursed parking to be provided to all
musicians.
TRAVEL
FEE OUTSIDE OF TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA
1)
Travel Fee is paid to all musicians.
2)
If a musician chooses to ride with another musician, each passenger
shall
pay the driver of the automobile 33% of Travel Fee.
TRAVEL
BY PUBLIC CONVEYANCE
For
travel by rail, bus or boat, this rate is for time elapsed from
scheduled
departure time to scheduled start time of engagement.
$7
per ½ hour, per musician
For
travel by airplane, this rate is for scheduled flying time to
engagement
(including layovers).
$18
per ½ hour, per musician
In
addition, all parking fees, up to $5 per day, reimbursed with receipt.
MEALS
(For
Out-Of-Town Engagements)
Based
on current IRS Publication 1542 M&IE rate for city of engagement.
|
Meal |
Amount |
IRS
Rates |
|
|
Breakfast |
15% of rate
(rounded) |
Florida
Keys, Fort Pierce |
$46 |
|
Lunch |
25% of rate
(rounded) |
Fort
Myers, Orlando |
$42 |
|
Dinner |
60% of rate
(rounded) |
Daytona,
Marco Island, Naples, Sarasota, St. Augustine, Tampa |
$38 |
|
|
|
Jacksonville |
$34 |
LODGING
Lodging
(minimum AAA 3-diamond rating, double
occupancy)
is required
when:
1)
the
engagement is over 100 miles from BCPA and ends at or after 12:30am
2)
the
engagement is over 150 miles from BCPA and ends at or after 12:00am
3)
the
engagement is over 200 miles from BCPA and ends at or after 11:30pm
4)
the
engagement is over 250 miles from BCPA
|
Instrument |
Description |
Cartage Fee |
|
Accordion |
|
$10 |
|
Amplifier |
|
$15 |
|
Bass, String |
|
$10 |
|
Bassoon,
Contra |
|
$10 |
|
Clarinet,
Contra Bass |
|
$10 |
|
Harp |
|
$50 |
|
Keyboard |
|
$10 |
|
PA
System |
|
$50 |
|
Organ |
Non-portable;
ex: Hammond B-3 |
$50 |
|
Sax, Baritone |
If in
addition to 2nd instrument |
$10 |
|
Sax, Bass |
|
$10 |
|
Tuba |
|
$10 |
|
Percussion |
Description |
Cartage Fee |
|
Bells |
|
$10 |
|
Chimes |
Full set |
$50 |
|
Chimes |
Individual
chime note & stand |
$10 |
|
Congas |
Each |
$10 |
|
Crotales |
Set |
$10 |
|
Drums |
Club
date kit (trap set) |
$25 |
|
Drums |
Concert bass |
$10 |
|
Drums |
Electronic
(each) |
$10 |
|
Gong |
|
$10 |
|
Marimba |
|
$30 |
|
Steel
Drums |
Each |
$10 |
|
Timbales |
|
$10 |
|
Timpani |
1st |
$25 |
|
Timpani |
Each
add’l |
$20 |
|
Vibraphone |
|
$25 |
|
Xylophone |
Full |
$25 |
|
Xylophone |
Pit |
$15 |
For
a move within the same venue, same engagement, an additional 50%
surcharge.
Percussion
doubles are based on the following:
1)
Drum Set
2)
Timpani
3)
Mallets
4)
Latin or
Ethnic
5)
Misc.
Percussion (Must play at least four miscellaneous percussion
instruments in
addition to one other family to qualify as double)
I.
CASUAL
MINIMUM JOB
HOURS
1)
All jobs are a 3-hour minimum with the following exceptions:
2)
All jobs on Saturday ending after 6pm are 4 hours minimum.
3)
All jobs, any day, ending no later than 6pm are 2 hours minimum.
1)
Use
Non-Continuous Scale: only 2-hour and 3-hour allowed except Saturday
nights are 4-hour
2)
Breaks
(20-minutes per hour) are accumulative
NON-CONTINUOUS
( 40 minutes per hour ) Sep. 1,
2001 – Aug. 31, 2002
NON-CONTINUOUS
( 40 minutes per hour ) Sep. 1,
2002 - Aug. 31, 2003
CONTINUOUS
( 55 minutes per hour ) Sep. 1, 2001 – Aug. 31, 2002
CONTINUOUS
( 55 minutes per hour ) Sep. 1, 2002 - Aug. 31, 2003
DOUBLES ON
CASUALS WITH NO SHOW
1st
Double
8%
(Rounded to
nearest dollar amount)
Each
Additional Double
4%
(Rounded to
nearest dollar amount)
SHOWS ( WITH
INCIDENTAL MUSIC )
Shows with
dinner, dance or other incidental music
must be booked as continuous engagement.
SHOWS
( WITH NO INCIDENTAL MUSIC ) Sep. 1, 2001 – Aug. 31, 2002
Show only, with no
dinner, dance or other incidental music.
SHOWS
( WITH NO INCIDENTAL MUSIC ) Sep. 1, 2002 - Aug. 31, 2003
Show only,
with no dinner, dance or other incidental
music.
IF
2 SHOWS ON SATURDAY, SAME VENUE, DIFFERENT
AUDIENCES
The
3-hour
show scale prevails for both shows.
DOUBLES ON
SHOWS
(On
base scale including rehearsal and overtime)
1st
Double
15% (Rounded
to
nearest dollar amount)
Each
Additional Double
10% (Rounded
to
nearest dollar amount)
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REHEARSALS
All
rehearsals are 2-hour minimum.
Rehearsals
on day prior to show to be paid as casual engagement.
Rehearsals
immediately prior to job are considered part of and are paid at the
engagement
rate.
On
engagements with a pre-heat, no more
than a 2 ½-hour break permitted.
On
engagements without a pre-heat, no
more than a 2-hour break permitted.
Any
additional break time to be paid at rehearsal
scale wage.
REST PERIODS
Rehearsals:
Ten (10)
minutes per hour, accumulative.
Non-Continuous
Engagements:
20
minutes per person, per hour, breaks may not be staggered. (Play 20
minutes,
break 10 minutes is permissible)
Continuous
Engagements:
Five
(5) minutes per hour; breaks may be staggered; breaks accumulative only
during
show presentations.
Continuous
Engagements with sets longer than 55 minutes:
Any
one set of 1 to 1-1/2 hours gets an extra 10% of scale wages
for the
engagement.
Any
one set of 1-1/2 to 2 hours gets an extra 30% of scale wages
for the
engagement.
Any
one set of 2 to 2-1/2 hours gets an extra 50% of scale wages
for the
engagement.
Any
one set of 2-1/2 to 3 hours gets an extra 75% of scale wages
for the
engagement.
Any
engagement with a set in excess of 3-hours gets an extra 100%
of scale
wages.
II.
SYMPHONIC
Sep. 1, 2001
– Aug. 31, 2002
Sep.
1, 2002
- Aug. 31, 2003
REST PERIODS
2
½ hour service must have a 15-minute rest period.
Each
additional ½ hour must have a 5-minute rest period.
PRINCIPALS
Principals
receive 25% additional on
base scale, rehearsal & overtime (Rounded to nearest dollar amount)
If
only one of any instrument is
utilized, they are entitled to Principal Pay
Assistant
Principals* receive 10% additional in
ensembles of 50 or more (rounded)
DOUBLES (On
base scale, rehearsal and overtime)
1st
Double
15% (Rounded
to
nearest dollar amount)
Each
Additional Double
10% (Rounded
to
nearest dollar amount)
MISCELLANEOUS
III.
THEATER
|
MAJOR VENUES
Capacity 2000+ |
|
Sunrise
Musical Theater |
4200 |
Jackie Gleason |
2900 |
FAU Auditorium |
2389 |
|
Dade County
Auditorium |
3300 |
BCPA |
2688 |
Kravis Center |
2200 |
Sep. 1, 2001 – Aug. 31, 2002
Sep. 1, 2002
- Aug. 31, 2003
|
MID-SIZE VENUES Capacity 1000-1999 |
|
Gusman Center |
1800 |
Bailey Hall |
1200 |
Parker
Playhouse |
1200 |
|
Coral Springs
City Centre |
1500 |
Grove
Playhouse |
1100 |
|
|
Sep. 1, 2001
– Aug. 31, 2002
Sep. 1, 2002 - Aug. 31, 2003
|
|
|
Royal
Poinciana |
852 |
Davidson
Theater |
700 |
Township
Center |
730 |
|
Lincoln
Theater |
785 |
Miracle
Theater |
600 |
Hollywood PAC |
500 |
Sep. 1, 2001
– Aug. 31, 2002
Sep. 1, 2002 - Aug. 31, 2003
|
MINI
VENUES Capacity Under 500 |
|
Hollywood
Playhouse |
|
Cuillo PAC |
380 |
Sep. 1, 2001
– Aug. 31, 2002
Sep. 1, 2002 - Aug. 31, 2003
DOUBLES (On
base scale including rehearsal and overtime)
1st
Double
15% (Rounded
to
nearest dollar amount)
Each
Additional Double
10% (Rounded
to
nearest dollar amount)
REST
PERIODS
Ten
(10) minutes per hour.
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals
are 2-hour minimum, except rehearsals on a day other than performance
are 3-hour
minimum.
More
than 2-hour breaks from end of
rehearsal to start of engagement paid at rehearsal rate.
Dress
rehearsals shall be paid at the performance
rate.
Dress
rehearsal is defined as follows:
A
service in
which the contractor is instructed to hold breaks until directed by the
director/producer of the show shall be considered a dress rehearsal. If
the
contractor can call the 10-min.breaks each hour as required, it is
considered a
regular rehearsal.
MISCELLANEOUS
IV.
CONDOS
REHEARSALS
All
rehearsals are 2-hour minimum.
More
than 2-hour breaks from end of
rehearsal to start of engagement paid for at rehearsal rate.
Rehearsals
on day prior to show to be paid at the engagement rate.
Rehearsals
immediately prior to job are considered part of and are paid at the
engagement
rate.
REST
PERIODS
Ten
(10) minutes per hour, accumulative.
V.
STEADY ENGAGEMENTS
VI.
NON-COMMERCIAL
No
cartage, mileage, doubles.
VII.
MUSIC PREPARATION
