Official Business

Membership Meeting Scheduled Semiannual Dues Reminder Members, if you have not paid semiannual dues for the second half of the year, your membership has now been suspended. Please check your email or mailing label for your status and balance and contact us immediately if you have a balance. Thank you!

Last Month at the Local

Congratulations to members Aaron Merritt, who was featured on the cover of the August International Musician. He served on the committee of the Colorado Music Festival as they just concluded negotiations for their first AFM contract. The Labor Day edition of Michael Stock’s Folk and Acoustic Music program on WLRN featured President Hawley as guest. READ MORE

Membership Benefits

Special Payment Fund Special Payments Fund checks are in the mail! Distributions are made in August of each year, so be on the lookout for your check if you are a recording musician. For more information, please visit the Fund’s website at: http://www.sound-recording.org/ This year, the Fund distributed over $9.7 million to musicians, a 14 READ MORE

That Union Thing

SAG-AFTRA members have gone on strike against the video game industry. They have been in negotiations for over 18 months and the largest sticking point is artificial intelligence. The workers are also seeking higher wages and have job safety concerns. 14,000 Disneyland workers have a new three-year agreement. They will see substantial pay increases, with READ MORE