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Join us on Labor Day 2025: GO BIG OR GO HOME!

Labor Day 2025 promises to be the biggest, boldest Labor Day March in the nation. Simply put: GO BIG OR GO HOME!

  • Date: Monday, September 1
  • Meeting Point: 510 Broad Ave at East E St, Wilmington CA
  • Parking: available near Banning Park — free shuttles will be provided to parade start point
  • Parade: Begins at 10 a.m. sharp (plan arrival time accordingly)
  • Picnic & Entertainment: 11 a.m. at Banning Park – enjoy 40+ vendor booths of various unions and Labor organizations, a kid zone for children including face painting, popcorn, cotton candy, puppet show & book giveaway, and a lowrider car show!
  • Event End Time: 4 p.m.
  • View Labor Day 2025 Map & Logistics

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.

EUC Thanks Legislators for Keeping California Rolling

On August 20, 2025, our Entertainment Union Coalition travelled to Sacramento to deliver a message of thanks to our elected officials that stood with us this year and voted to expand the funding and modernize our California Film and Television Jobs Program. Continue reading →

2024 Local 47 & Musicians’ Club Audit Report Now Available

The 2024 annual audit report for AFM Local 47 and the Musicians’ Club of Los Angeles is now available.

Members may view this document by logging in to the members-only “Documents” section at ensemble.afm47.org and navigating to: More Members-Only Documents > Audit Reports

 (If you have not yet logged in to our new E2 system, please review the sign-in instructions here.)

Joe Soldo

Final Note: Joseph William Soldo

Life Member. Alto/Tenor Saxophone
7/31/1925 – 8/15/2025

A Life Well Played: Joe Soldo, Consummate Musician and Contractor, Dies at 100

From “reed man” to in-demand music contractor to devoted family man, Joe Soldo leaves behind a century of inspiration.

A proud member of Local 47 since 1971, Joe was born in Newark, NJ, to William and Lucy Soldo. He received his first saxophone at age 11 and, right out of high school, made a name for himself as a traveling band musician before moving onto Broadway. There, he played multiple instruments in shows like “Bye Bye Birdie” and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Continue reading →

AFM Local 47 Bylaws update

At our General Membership Meeting on July 28, 2025, two Resolutions to amend the Bylaws were adopted, reducing our Local’s reinstatement fee and increasing membership dues.

Members may access the updated bylaws by logging in to your online account at ensemble.afm47.org, visiting the DOCUMENTS page, selecting the “Other Members-Only Documents” ribbon, and clicking “Bylaws.” (If you have not yet logged in to our new system, please view the instructions here.)

2025 Burbank Media Industry Expo & Job Fair

AFM Local 47 proudly participated for the second time at the Burbank Media Industry Expo & Job Fair at Woodbury University on August 1.

Sponsored by the City of Burbank, this year’s 2nd-annual event event welcomed over 5,000 attendees ranging from students and newcomers to seasoned industry professionals, fostering valuable conversations and connections across the media landscape.

Pictured: AFM Local 47 EMD Business Representative Russell Winkler and Communications Director Linda Rapka.

screenshot of fake scam email

Beware of ‘email spoofing/phishing’ scam

We have received several recent reports about an email making the rounds using our AFM Local 47 logo which pretends to be from Local 47 staff with the subject line “New project open for bidding” and containing a “Request for Project Proposals (RPP)” in the body of the message. Please be aware that these messages are a common email spoofing/phishing scam, and we encourage anyone who receives such a message NOT TO CLICK any links, NOT TO REPLY to the email, and to DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY.

Should you have any questions about this matter, or if you receive a suspicious message that mentions AFM Local 47 in the future, please email webmaster@afm47.org.

August 2025 Overture Online

August 2025 Overture Online: Strategies to Future-Proof a Music Career in the AI Era

Inside This Issue:
  • Cover Story: Strategies to Future-Proof a Music Career in the AI Era
  • AFM Local 47 2025 General Election: Nominating Petitions Now Available
  • Member Spotlight: Susanna Hoffs
  • Congrats Local 47 2025 Emmy Award Nominees!
  • Results of Voting at July General Membership Meeting
  • Musicians Rally in Support of Stephen Colbert
  • 2026 GRAMMY Awards Online Entry Period Now Open
  • Action Alert: Donate to Defend the NEA and Support the Arts 
  • LA Fed Hosts Largest-Ever Non-Violent Direct Action Training
  • CA Labor President Lorena Gonzalez Appointed to Lead Efforts on AI, Automation, Worker Privacy 
  • Union Membership = Affordable College Degrees
  • Audition Notices: LA Youth Orchestra, Modesto Symphony Orchestra
  • and more!

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AFM Local 47 member holds a "Musicians

Musicians Rally in Support of Stephen Colbert

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, dozens of members of AFM Local 47 and WGA West joined the 50501-hosted rally outside CBS headquarters at Television City in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles to support Stephen Colbert following the cancellation of his show. The bi-coastal event saw a similar action take place in New York on the same day. Continue reading →