‘Keep California Rolling’ Campaign Update: Both Bills Pass Committee Hearings

Photo by Christian Castro/Teamsters Joint Council // Entertainment Union Coalition Lobby Day at the California State Capitol, April 22, 2025.

Big updates from Sacramento: AB 1138 & SB 630 successfully passed both committee hearings in Sacramento the week of April 21, 2025, and on April 28 the final vote from the Assembly Revenue and Tax Committee was 6-1 in favor of passing AB 1138 out of the Committee and onto Appropriations (with Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, who represents north and east San Diego County, being the expected lone no vote). Watch the Assembly Revenue and Tax Committee Hearing here.

In the end, we saw our bill move out of committee, which means we are one step closer in the process of modernizing our Film and Television Jobs Program. Continue reading →

April 2025 General Membership Meeting: Election Results for Salary Review Board & Election Board

Thank you to all members who attended our General Membership Meeting on April 28, 2025, which was held both in-person and virutally on Zoom. As in January, we reached a quorum, and during the first part of the meeting elections were held for Salary Review Board and Election Board. The results are as follows:

Salary Review Board (5 elected*)

Nick Stone – 43 *
Eric Boulanger – 42 *
Clifford Tasner – 40 *
Stan Skora – 36 *
Helen Crosby – 34 *
Nancy Roth – 30

Election Board (7 elected* by acclamation)

Paul Castillo *
Helen Crosby *
Kirstin Fife *
Gerardo Guzman *
Kris Mettala *
Nancy Roth *
Clifford Tasner *

The rest of the meeting featured engaged conversations with many members over the span of three hours, largely focused on the financials of the union.

Save the date: Our next General Membership Meeting will take place Monday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m.

7th Annual Music Industry Toolbox Presents at AFM Local 47

The Association for Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) and California Copyright Conference (CCC) presented their seventh Music Industry Toolbox at our union hall on April 24, 2025.

Our Captain Greg Welch Gathering Place was bustling with music publishers, record companies, production music libraries/producers, managers, attorneys, and other music industry professionals throughout the five-hour event. Attendees enjoyed panelist presentations, round-table discussions, exhibitors, and raffle prizes.

Congratulations to AIMP and CCC on a successful event! Continue reading →

May 2025 Overture Online: Labor Leading the Way for Change

Inside This Issue:

  • Labor Leading the Way for Change 
  • Volunteers Needed to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ May 10th
  • Member Spotlight: Dale Breidenthal
  • New TV Film/New Media Streaming Residual Begins Payouts! 
  • Election Results for Salary Review Board & Election Board
  • MPTF Performances Delight L.A. Audiences Throughout Jazz Appreciation Month
  • 7th Annual Music Industry Toolbox Presents at AFM Local 47
  • Entertainment Union Coalition ‘Keep California Rolling’ Campaign Update: Both Bills Pass Committee Hearings
  • AFM Represents at the Entertainment Industry Foundation Careers in Entertainment Expo
  • Take Action: Tell Your Representative to Support Federal Arts Funding
  • Audition Notice: LA Opera
  • and more!

Browse our full Overture pdf archives here.

For special members-only Overture content — Executive Board minutes, CBAs, Local 47 Wage Scales, Bylaws, Suspended/Expelled member lists, and more — log in to your new E2 member account at ensemble.afm47.org and browse the “Overture” section on the Documents page. (New to E2? Visit our E2 FAQ here.)

Executive Board moves to not patronize airlines assisting ICE

At its April 29, 2025 meeting, the AFM Local 47 Executive Board unanimously approved a motion to not patronize Avelo or any other airlines that participate in ICE deportations.

Please see below for further information:

Stamp Out Hunger 2025

Letter Carriers’ 2025 Food Drive: Help “Stamp Out Hunger”!

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.

Volunteers Needed!

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

AFM Represents at the Entertainment Industry Foundation Careers in Entertainment Expo

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 →

Playing in Harmony — Despite DEI Executive Order

Last year, a group of teenage musicians auditioned and were chosen for the opportunity of their young lives: playing a concert with “The President’s Own,” the United States Marine Band. The teens were all part of Equity Arc, a nonprofit organization that provides mentoring and support for young musicians of color, and the concert was set for this coming May. Continue reading →

Next General Membership Meeting: Monday, April 28, 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025 – 7:30 p.m.

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
– Elections for Election Board and Salary Review Board
– Officer Reports
– Old and New Business

Please join us for our next General Membership Meeting where we will be voting for Election Board (7 seats) and Salary Review Board (5 seats), both of which carry a term of three years. 

Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing. Light refreshments will be served.

If you will be attending via Zoom: Registration is required. Click here to register. Please be sure to register early — Zoom registraton will close on April 28 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.

Visit afm47.org/gmm for more information.