Members of AFM Local 47 and The Animation Guild (TAG) IATSE 839 spent a busy Saturday afternoon volunteering at the Glassell Station post office on May 10 as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ 2025 food drive. Continue reading
AFM Local 47 musicians rallied in solidarity with Production Assistants on May 4th (aka “Star Wars Day”) in their fight to unionize.
Held at IATSE Local 80 in Burbank, AFM Local 47 President Stephanie O’Keefe served as a guest speaker. Also in attendance from Local 47 were Vice President Marc Sazer and Secretary/Treasurer Gail Kruvand, Honorary Member Lewis Levy, and Communications Director Linda Rapka. Continue reading
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
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:
Nick Stone – 43 *
Eric Boulanger – 42 *
Clifford Tasner – 40 *
Stan Skora – 36 *
Helen Crosby – 34 *
Nancy Roth – 30
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.
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
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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.
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April was a busy month for AFM Local 47 live musicians, who perfromed dozens of concerts co-sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund.
Brad Rabuchin’s Hidden Agenda
Leader: Brad Rabuchin – 7 musicians
April 3, 2025 @ Alexander Hamilton High Continue reading
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
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