Among the many guests that joined AFM members at the 101st Convention in Las Vegas were labor leaders from Europe and North America including:

Kate Shindle, President of Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing professional actors and stage managers.

David White, National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of SAG-AFTRA, the labor union representing actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, artists and other media professionals.

John Smith, President of the International Federation of Musician (FIM), the international organization for musicians’ unions and equivalent representative organizations with 70 member groups in 60 countries throughout the world.

Benoît Machuel, General Secretary of the International Federation of Musician (FIM),the international organization for musicians’ unions and equivalent representative organizations with 70 member groups in 60 countries throughout the world.

Horace Trubridge, General Secretary of The Musicians’ Union (MU), a labor union representing musicians working in all sectors of the British music business.