Our Pension Pain…
Musicians are hurting right now, perhaps more so than at any other time in recent history. The Great Recession is affecting almost every aspect of the lives of our members. Unfortunately, this...
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OUR PENSION PAIN… AFM pension fund announces a recovery plan. But what does this mean for musicians? (Overview by Mikael Elsila) ‘I’m new to the union. How do I earn a pension?’ Crunching the numbers...
View ArticlePension Fund Heading into ‘Red Zone’
The devil’s in the details.On Feb. 17, former Local 802 President Bill Moriarity attended our membership meeting to discuss the current status of the AFM Pension fund. Moriarity is uniquely qualified...
View ArticleShould we panic about pension?
Harvey Mars is counsel to Local 802. Legal questions from members are welcome. E-mail them to jurmars566@aol.com. Harvey Mars’s previous articles in this series are archived at...
View ArticleHow much money will you get when you retire?
If you play union gigs, you can build up payments into your pension account at the AFM Pension Fund. But how much is this actually worth when you retire? Our pension fund offers an online service that...
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Why Pension Matters
PENSION, YES! Local 802 Executive Board member Bud Burridge and his son Kai at a Local 802 jazz campaign rally earlier this spring. Pension is one of the main demands. Photo: Walter Karling It has been...
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The Musicians’ Voice
The Musicians’ Voice is an open forum for discussion about the state of union affairs. The letters here do not necessarily express the views of Local 802. E-mail letters to Allegro@Local802afm.org or...
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Why Pension Matters
Gutarist, singer-songwriter and poet John O’Connor is the recording vice president of Local 802, and the supervisor of the union’s organizing, jazz and single engagement departments. Most everyone can...
View ArticlePension Alert: Solutions, not bailouts
As a member of the board of trustees of the AFM pension fund, I received the following communication authored by members of the union-side trustees. I am aware that there are some concerns and...
View ArticleNew pension law is no cause for panic
On March 2010, the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund revealed that it was implementing a rehabilitation plan, freezing both employer contribution levels and the multiplier it uses to calculate the amount...
View ArticlePension Downturn Affects All of Us
As many members may know by now, our pension fund lost a lot of money in the stock market declines over the past two years. First, I want to remind you that everyone’s pension is protected by law and...
View Article‘I’m new to the union. How do I earn a pension?’
Here’s how the pension fund works. Every time you play a union job – a Broadway show, a union freelance classical performance, a union club date – your employer puts a small amount of money into the...
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OUR PENSION PAIN… AFM pension fund announces a recovery plan. But what does this mean for musicians? (Overview by Mikael Elsila) ‘I’m new to the union. How do I earn a pension?’ Crunching the numbers...
View ArticlePension Fund Heading into ‘Red Zone’
The devil’s in the details.On Feb. 17, former Local 802 President Bill Moriarity attended our membership meeting to discuss the current status of the AFM Pension fund. Moriarity is uniquely qualified...
View ArticleCrunching the numbers isn’t easy…
It’s important to remember that the union is not the pension fund. We can’t just tell the pension fund what to do. The pension fund is a separate, legal entity made up of trustees that represent both...
View ArticlePension Downturn Affects All of Us
As many members may know by now, our pension fund lost a lot of money in the stock market declines over the past two years. First, I want to remind you that everyone’s pension is protected by law and...
View Article‘I’m new to the union. How do I earn a pension?’
Here’s how the pension fund works. Every time you play a union job – a Broadway show, a union freelance classical performance, a union club date – your employer puts a small amount of money into the...
View ArticleOur Pension Pain…
Musicians are hurting right now, perhaps more so than at any other time in recent history. The Great Recession is affecting almost every aspect of the lives of our members. Unfortunately, this...
View ArticlePension Fund Article Contents
OUR PENSION PAIN… AFM pension fund announces a recovery plan. But what does this mean for musicians? (Overview by Mikael Elsila) ‘I’m new to the union. How do I earn a pension?’ Crunching the numbers...
View ArticlePension Fund Heading into ‘Red Zone’
The devil’s in the details.On Feb. 17, former Local 802 President Bill Moriarity attended our membership meeting to discuss the current status of the AFM Pension fund. Moriarity is uniquely qualified...
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