MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII / local677
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VIEW LOCAL 677 MUSICIANS & BANDS HERE! 2006 Survey of Working Musicians Who We Are! The Musicians' Association of Hawaii Local 677 AFM was formed in 1923 and has about 500 members, is composed of mainly professional musicians but anyone with an interest in music may join. It is a statewide organization, part of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. The AFM has some 100,000 members. Membership dues($200.00 per year) may be paid quarterly. There is also work dues of 4 1/2 % due on all jobs worked by our members. The Musicians' Association of Hawaii does not set fees; we set minimums for different types of work.
We are the Professional Musicians of Hawaii. We act together to protect our mutual interests, to promote and conserve our common well-being, to agree on fair prices and conditions, and to enforce good faith and fair dealings in our profession. Working together as a union, we can do things better collectively than individually.
Musicians, like all other artists, are a constant target for economic and other exploitation. Only by the communication and cooperation we enjoy through our unity as an AFM Local and with the Federation can we effectively combat unscrupulous purchasers and booking agents. By mutually agreeing on fair standards for musical employment and adhering to those standards, we can frustrate the forces that would promote a "dog-eat-dog" environment in our profession for their personal profit.
We are a democratic, self-governing organization. We establish our regulations and policies at membership meetings. Our officers - President, Vice President, Secretary/ Treasurer, and the seven Board of Directors - are elected by the membership for three year terms. e elect two delegates to represent our interests at conventions of the Federation where the Federation policies are determined. Our Local is affiliated with the State and Local Labor Councils of the AFL-CIO, giving us a powerful ally when needed to deal with the major problems of our profession.
Our membership unites with the largest and finest organization of professional musicians in the world. We are joined together with the greatest names in the fields of recording, concerts, stage shows, television and night clubs. Whatever our chosen idiom, we stand secure in the knowledge that we, and only we, can truly call ourselves "Professional Musicians."
Write or call: Musicians' Association of Hawaii / local 677 949 Kapiolani Boulevard Honolulu, Hawaii 96824 Phone: (808) 596-2121 Fax: (808) 593-2526 email: AFM677@aol.com
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