In-Person Location: Captain Greg Welch Gathering Place, 3220 Winona Ave. Burbank CA
Virtual Location: Zoom
Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing.
Light refreshments will be served.
On the Agenda (subject to change):
• Presentation of 50-Year Pins
• Special Election to Fill Vacancy on Salary Review Board
• Report From Salary Review Board
• Resolutions to Amend the Bylaws
• Officer Reports
• Unfinished and New Business Continue reading
Labor Day 2025 promises to be the biggest, boldest Labor Day March in the nation. Simply put: GO BIG OR GO HOME!
This year, we are proud to welcome AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, California Labor Federation President Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero, along with our own powerful local leaders. Their presence underscores the national spotlight on Los Angeles as we lead the way toward 2028 and beyond. Labor Day will not only be a march — it will be a message: Los Angeles labor is strong, united, and ready to lead.
Reverend James Lawson once said: “Nonviolence is the science of how you create a world that practices justice, truth, and compassion.”
We are now being called to practice this science. Join the LA Fed as we train with fellow labor members and activists at a Direct Action Training on Thursday, July 10, 2025, 5-8 p.m. at the L.A. Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St.
This interactive session equips participants with the principles and practical tools of non-violent direct action. Rooted in a rich history of social change, the training will cover strategy, group dynamics, creative protest methods, and how to stay grounded and safe during action.
Whether you’re new to activism and organizing or looking to sharpen your skills during this era of resistance, this training offers a collaborative space to build courage, clarity, and community.
Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing.
Light refreshments will be served.
This will be a hybrid meeting format, both online and in person.
In-Person Location: Captain Greg Welch Gathering Place, 3220 Winona Ave. Burbank CA
Virtual Location: Zoom
On the Agenda (subject to change):
– Presentation of 50-Year Pins
– Special Election to Fill Vacancy on Election Board
– Resolutions to Amend the Bylaws
– Officer Reports
– Unfinished and New Business Continue reading
The next General Election for the AFM Local 47 Executive Board, Hearing Board, and AFM Convention Delegates takes place on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Nominations will be called for:
President (1)
Vice President (1)
Secretary/Treasurer (1)
Trustees (3)
Directors (6)
Hearing Board (7)
AFM Convention Delegates (3)
First Alternate Delegate (1)
and Second Alternate Delegate (1) Continue reading
AFM Local 47 is pleased to present a score study master class on Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’: the Orchestrations of Bernard Herrmann with Instructor Dr. Norman Ludwin, exclusively for AFM Local 47 members.
This interactive Zoom master class takes place on Thursday, July 17, 2025 from 3-5 p.m. Zoom registration is available to AFM Local 47 members in good standing. Once your membership has been verified, you will receive the Zoom link.
About the Instructor: Continue reading
Gathering Time: 9:30 a.m. @ La Brea & Sunset (NE Corner)
Parade Start Time: 11 a.m.
This year, we are marching to show our PRIDE and support of our LGBTQ+ community, and to raise awareness of our ongoing fight to protect and grow film and television jobs in our state through our Keep California Rolling campaign and the fight to expand and modernize our film and television jobs program. AFM will be marching alongside Teamsters, SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, WGA-W and more.
Please register below and we will share full event details as we get closer to the parade date:
Virtual Meeting via Zoom – 7:30 p.m.
Purpose: To discuss AFM Local 47’s engagement in the Entertainment Union Coalition (EUC) and the Federation’s strategy regarding advocacy for the inclusion of post-production scoring in the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program.
Open to all Local 47 members in good standing. Zoom registration is required. Please register ASAP — registration will close on the day of the Special Meeting at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Once your membership is verified by our staff, you will receive an email link with the virtual access code.
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, put your non-perishable donation in a bag by your mailbox. Your letter carrier will deliver it to a local food bank.
The American Federation of Musicians Local 47 and The Animation Guild IATSE Local 839 have adopted the Glassell Park post office to help unload and sort bags of donated food off the mail delivery trucks on Saturday, May 10:
Glassell Station Post Office
3950 Eagle Rock Blvd (at Avenue 40)
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Please join us from 2-4pm & 4-6pm (2 shifts available) and get hands-on to help stamp out hunger! Register at bit.ly/hunger47-2025
Photo by Noah Murty // AFM Local 47 Live Performance Business Representative Amber O’Donnell and Communications Director Linda Rapka spent a fun afternoon in Exposition Park on April 25 chatting with high school and college students pursuing careers in music and entertainment.
AFM Local 47 was thrilled to exhibit with dozens of fellow unions, guilds and organizations at the Entertainment Industry Foundation Careers in Entertainment Expo on April 25. Continue reading