[Fmpro] AFM dues and other questions

[David Tkaczuk]

Hi Robert :

Up here in Canada, different locals have very different yearly dues.
A smaller city can be less than half the cost of Toronto.

But, IMO, you've got to know what the union will do for you.
As a composer, why is it worth joining ?
As a performer, why is it worth joing ?
Or, are you going to be a signatory to the AFofM agreements ? Why ?
Are you doing music for advertising/radio and tv ?
Residuals on performances ? Contracts ? Pension ? etc...

In Canada there is a different union in Quebec, the UDA, which charges
different rates, different reps, residuals, pension, etc... for one company
I dealt with (for a bilingual product) it was a major PITA and they didn't
want anything to do with any unions from then on.

Dave T.
D&D Music

Robert Stanton wrote:

>
>
> Greetings All,
>
> I've been thinking of joining the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and
> today it was mentioned on list and got me thinking again.  I'm having a
> problem because they don't disclose the rates for the dues, which will go up
> in the year following my joining.
>
> Does anyone know the rate of these fees and the advantages to joining the
> AFM?  Also, does it matter which Local I choose? - I could go San Francisco
> (big city) or Vallejo (little city).  Also, how would joining affect any
> current contracts I have in force?  Sorry for so many questions but the AFM
> website hasn't answered these questions.
>
> Thank you in advance-
>
> ~R
>
> Robert Scott Stanton
>
> San Francisco Bay Area, CA
>
> zolessi at comcast.net
>
>
>
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