THE TRAVELING MUSICIANS UNION
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
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Local 1000 Visit to the National Civil Rights Museum Once again, Local 1000 organized a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis while at the Folk Alliance. Don Shorock was able to capture some video of the sing-a-long in the atrium of the festival hotel... Read More.
Local 1000 on Facebook and Myspace Thanks to Debra Cowan, our new Eastern Regional Board Representative and Communications chairperson, we have a facebook grou Read More.
Executive Board Changes In Memphis, at the February Meeting of the Executive Board, 2 resignations were accepted and a new member was appointed. Read More.
Timely Lead article on AFM Pension (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE ANNOUNCED BY AFM at the end of this post) President John McCutcheon quotes a financial advisor, "It is rare to find pensions plans that are still in place that are as rich as this one is. For anyone in the industry, contributions to this pension plan should be a core part of their retirement planning." Read More.
Annual Membership Meeting at Folk Alliance in Memphis The Annual Membership Meeting of the Local 1000 AFM will be held on
Now there’s a reason to join the union: Because it’s ours!
Local 1000 was created by and for traveling musicians. No matter where you live in Canada or the U.S., if you tour on the folk, bluegrass and acoustic music circuit, Local 1000 is for you.
“Health benefits, pension plan, and they listen to my ideas! I’m Local 1000 for life!”
– PAULA LARKE
