South Florida Musicians Association

Welcome to last month's new member Anna Kucia! http://www.afm655.org/item/2024/08/membership-roster-changes-179

Last month at the Local: http://www.afm655.org/item/2024/07/last-month-at-the-local-106

Executive Board meeting today

About the AFM-EPF pension fund: http://www.afm655.org/item/2024/07/membership-benefits-130

The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival says goodbye this weekend after 33 years of concerts: https://www.pbcmf.org/

Last month's union news: http://www.afm655.org/item/2024/07/that-union-thing-243

Last month's industry news: http://www.afm655.org/item/2024/07/local-and-industry-news-194

Show your support for the Eastern Music Festival faculty, who only want to be treated with respect!

BREAKING: AFM-EPF Application for Special Financial Assistance approved!

These funds will give the Plan a significant and immediate financial boost and are expected to provide additional security that all benefits will be paid for decades to come.
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Today the Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund announced that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has approved the AFM-EPF application for Special Financial Assistance. Funds are expected to be received on or about August 12, 2024.

This Special Financial Assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is designed to give the AFM-EPF and other eligible plans the additional funding they need so that they are projected to be able to pay benefits and administrative expenses through the Plan year ending 2051 without reductions to participants’ benefits.

"As both AFM Local 47 President and a Trustee on the Pension Fund, I am thrilled that we have this wonderful news to share," says President Stephanie O'Keefe.

For more information about Special Financial Assistance, please visit the AFM-EPF website: https://afm-epf.org/StayInformed/FundStatusFAQs.aspx

Last month's new and reinstated members: http://www.afm655.org/item/2024/07/membership-roster-changes-178

Annual Dues reminder and membership meeting notice for members: http://www.afm655.org/item/2024/07/official-business-221

On the DeSantis arts cuts: "This is terrible public management, since he is throwing a lot of nonprofit arts organizations into a sudden monetary loss as a result of the government being unable to coordinate with its own Department of State as to what its mission is supposed to be." https://www.artsjournal.com/worth/2024/07/on-the-florida-arts-funding-cuts-beyond-the-fringe/?mc_cid=28296fa98d&mc_eid=79f283da57

Governor DeSantis guts arts funding: http://www.afm655.org/item/2024/07/desantis-guts-arts-funding

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South Florida Musicians Association

Reminder: Local minimum wage scales increased on June 1:

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Music Performance Trust Fund announces grant funding:

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Attending day two of the AFM Southern Conference of Locals annual meeting

Attending day one of the AFM Southern Conference of Locals annual meeting

Attending AFM officer training in Austin

Benefits of the AFM recording agreements:

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Last month's union news:

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Supervising day two of Palm Beach Opera auditions

Supervising auditions at Palm Beach Opera

Last month's local and industry news:

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Welcome to all of last month's reinstated members!

Just a reminder that our minimum wage scales increase today!

South Florida Musicians Accordion, Contra Bassoon, Contra Bass Clarinet, Keyboard, Baritone Sax (If in addition to 2nd instrument), Bass Sax, Tuba

Executive Board meeting today!