Tino Gagliardi, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada international president and chief negotiator, issued the following statement on the Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture Agreements contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP): “The first ten days of negotiations with the AMPTP concluded […]
In less than three weeks, the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) will begin bargaining with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for the film and motion picture contract. Now it’s our turn to negotiate a fair and sustainable contract for our members – just like our […]
The International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) announced its annual labor communications contest winners for 2022 entries. The largest competition exclusively for labor journalists and communicators, the awards recognize excellence among union publications, websites, video, and other media from across North America. Congratulations to International Musician and feature writer Stephen Laifer (Local 66, Rochester, NY) for […]
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) released the following statement congratulating the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) following ratification of the agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). “The members of SAG-AFTRA showed our nation what is possible this year […]
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television (AMPTP) have set contract negotiations for theatrical and television film work for January 22-31 (minus weekends) in Los Angeles. Negotiations for AFM’s Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture Agreements will begin later than planned in part due to […]
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) applauds the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) on reaching a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The new three-year contract, which covers more than 160,000 actors and other performers, includes significant gains […]
On October 4, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a virtual roundtable discussion to better understand the impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on creative fields. The discussion included representatives from a variety of creative areas who spoke about how these emerging tools are reshaping their respective industries and how they are responding to those […]
by Ken Shirk, AFM International Secretary-Treasurer Generative artificial intelligence (AI), a sinister triad of words, has captured the interest of policymakers everywhere this season. In the US, the world of copyright law has determined that machine-generative AI product cannot be copyrighted. The US Copyright Office is now busily hoovering up comments from interest groups about […]
From the October 2023 International Musician magazine. by Ken Shirk – AFM International Secretary-Treasurer The modern human is a strange species—particularly, the variety of the species that is intent on amassing wealth and goods far beyond what could possibly ever be needed for a comfortable existence. Our economic system has conditioned us to embrace […]
The American Federation of Musicians of the US and Canada grieves over the terrorism and violence that has shaken the Middle East and joins the world in mourning the loss of all innocent lives. As music community representatives, we are especially saddened by and appalled at the murder of over 250 attendees who had gathered […]