[Fmpro] AFM Union Threatens $50k Fines Against Composers and other AFM Members for Seattle Recording

[Les Hurdle]

And we spout democracy overseas !!

I'm at a loss to understand why there isn't one rule/law governing the 
union of musicians in the USA.

Why the power play  [!!!]

L

On Aug 16, 2006, at 5:14 PM, robertf-lists at theremin-saw.com wrote:

> Confusing the issue are the so-called "right-to-work" states, like 
> Texas,
> Florida, Tennessee, Nevada, Virginia, etc. (about half of the states.) 
>  In
> these states you can't be required to join a union to work in a 
> specific
> industry.  Seattle is in Washington, which is not a right-to-work 
> state but is
> a forced-union state like California, Oregon, Illinois, and all of the
> Northeast.