Advantages Of Non-Membership
- You do not have to pay dues.
Advantages Of Membership
- Participation in the
Pension Fund and all other
benefits of the AFM.
- AFM membership puts you on the same team with the top professionals
in every area of the music business.
- Local job referral programs help you find work in your community.
- The AFM's computerized job referral service helps you find work with
traveling bands.
- Membership assures you of job and wage protection if a local
employer fails to pay you, cancels or cuts short your engagement or
otherwise breaks a contract.
- Traveling musicians are also protected through free legal service
provided by the AFM.
- Established AFM minimum wage scales and working conditions enable
members to remain competitive with each other without limiting how high
their earnings can be. They are also designed to prevent employers from
taking unfair advantage of musicians.
- Local and internationally negotiated agreements provide you with
broad protection in many fields including studio and other recording
work, TV, films, concerts, stage shows, symphony, opera, and ballet
work.
- Members receive the monthly International Musician, a
publication filled with important information including "help wanted"
and audition notices.
- The AFM provides members with local jobs sponsored or co-sponsored
by the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) - unique special funds
negotiated by the AFM and supported by contributions from recording
companies.
- If you become disabled, you are eligible for financial help from the
Lester Petrillo Fund.
- Advice and assistance is always available to members via a 24 hour,
toll free WATS line.
- Members are served through the AFM's offices in East Coast, West
Coast, and Canadian offices.
- The AFM has a special department which licenses booking agents and
assists traveling members.
- There is also a special department to assist members in the
recording field (CD's, TV, video, film, and jingles).
- Another special department concentrates on assisting members working
in symphony, opera and ballet orchestras.
- A complete list of AFM licensed booking agents is available to all
members.
- A complete list of recording companies with which the AFM has
contracts is available to all members.
- The AFM legislative program works to protect and improve your rights
as a professional musician.
- As a member you are entitled to a special rate on instrument and
equipment insurance.
- You also get special rates on life, hospitalization, accident and
eye wear insurance.
- Plus many other AFM an Local benefits including a clear voice and
vote in matters that are important to your career.
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