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American Federation of Musicians (AFM)

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  • Two views: Recording musicians clash inside the AFM

    In his piece in UDR No. 177, Robert Levine, President of Musicians Local 8, criticized how Thomas Lee, International President of the American Federation of Musicians, dealt with a dispute with the Recording Musicians Association. We print Lee's letter to UDR and Levine's reply.

  • New democracy battles in Musicians Union

    by Robert Levine

    The most transformative event in the history of the American Federation of Musicians was a revolt in the 1950s by musicians who worked in recording studios and Hollywood sound stages against an autocratic AFM administration. The conflict, which included de-certification of the AFM in favor of a union started by recording musicians, ended with an eventual reconciliation with the AFM upon promises by the new administration to redress the musicians' grievances.

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  • Union Muse

    "An Independent Journal for Members of the American Federation of Musicians"

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