Now is the right time to become an American Federation of Musicians member. From ragtime to rap, from the early phonograph to today's digital recordings, the AFM has been there for its members. And now there are more benefits available to AFM members than ever before, including a multi-million dollar pension fund, excellent contract protection, instrument and travelers insurance, work referral programs and access to licensed booking agents to keep you working.
As an AFM member, you are part of a membership of more than 80,000 musicians. Experience has proven that collective activity on behalf of individuals with similar interests is the most effective way to achieve a goal. The AFM can negotiate agreements and administer contracts, procure valuable benefits and achieve legislative goals. A single musician has no such power.
The AFM has a proud history of managing change rather than being victimized by it. We find strength in adversity, and when the going gets tough, we get creative - all on your behalf.
Like the industry, the AFM is also changing and evolving, and its policies and programs will move in new directions dictated by its members. As a member, you will determine these directions through your interest and involvement. Your membership card will be your key to participation in governing your union, keeping it responsive to your needs and enabling it to serve you better. To become a member now, visit www.afm.org/join.
October 1, 2014
New York City jazz artists and their supporters testified before the City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup Relations and Committee on Civil Service & Labor requesting they endorse Resolution 207-A in support of Local 802’s (New York City) Justice for Jazz Artists Campaign. Some of the world’s best jazz artists spend […]
September 30, 2014
In a ruling that was 11 years in the making, the National Labor Relations Board found overwhelming evidence of anti-union animus at CNN. It ordered the cable news channel to “make whole” more than 300 employees who lost jobs or benefits under the company’s phony reorganization scheme. The company must also restore any bargaining unit […]
September 3, 2014
September 3, 2014
September 3, 2014
September 3, 2014
September 3, 2014
Triton Taktile The Korg Triton Taktile USB controller keyboard/synthesizer delivers the functionality that you’d expect from a MIDI controller, and does it with all 512 program sounds of the Triton. It features semi-weighted keyboard and comes loaded with functions that make it fun to play and use, such as a touch pad that lets you […]
September 3, 2014
Snare Conga Cajon Toca Percussion adds a versatile, portable drum to its line-up with the Snare Conga Cajon. The fiberglass bowl is topped with a thin, responsive layer of tonewood. It is divided into two chambers—a larger chamber that produces a deep conga tone and a smaller chamber affixed with an underside snare for the […]
August 28, 2014
Working America, a national coalition of working families with more than three million members, put together a handy graphic on what working in a Right to Work (RTW) state really means. Lower wages: An average worker in RTW states makes about $1,540 a year less than those in free bargaining states. Fewer benefits: Workers in […]
August 28, 2014
This summer Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) toured North Carolina’s tobacco farms with a delegation that included members of Britain’s parliament and Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) President Blademar Velásquez. Velásquez, who has been fighting for farm worker rights for more than 35 years, is appealing to elected officials and community leaders to pressure tobacco producers […]