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AFM Contracts - The Musician's Best Form of Protection A short article about the benefits of using the proper AFM contract to cover all your live gigs.

Can The AFM Help Me Get More Work? An article that is filled with tips you should know to help your Local get you more gigs through their Booking Referral Service.

Investigative Task Force (ITF) Overview A general overview of the work of the ITF 1997-1998.

Investigative Task Force (ITF) Preliminary Report July 1997

Local 406 Live and Recorded Popular Music Study An in-depth study by Montreal based pop musician Paul Harwood. It covers wages and working conditions in the popular, non-classical live music sector within the jurisdiction of AFM Local 406. (Montreal, Quebec. CANADA)

MPTF Gigs: How To Get Your Fair Share A guide to applying to your Local for MPTF (The Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Funds) gigs.

On The Endangered List Is live music on the verge of extinction? An article by Frank Amoss, President of AFM Local 7. (Orange County, California)

Procedure To Obtain A P-2 Visa A guide for Canadian musicians who require a P-2 Visa to work in the United States.

Regionalization and the AFM Southwest Region A case study of a regional structure. Was included in the Investigative Task Force (ITF) final report in 1998.

Restructuring the AFM............Why Should I care?. An article by Paul Sharpe, President of AFM Local 279 (London, Ontario. CANADA) that originally appeared in Crescendo; the Local's official newsletter.

Royalties Without a Hit Record...and other good stuff A short introduction to various AFM Special Payments Funds by International Representative Alan Willaert.

Second Movement A Newsletter of Organizing & Change for the AFM's 2nd Century. (Spring 98 Premiere Issue) Presented by AFM Local 76-493, Seattle Washington.

Support Tejano Advancement In Recording An informational letter about the AFM's STAR organizing campaign. Written by Michael Muniz, AFM Organizing & Education Department, San Antonio Texas.

The American Federation Of Musicians Is Not Your Father's Union Anymore—For Better Or For Worse A feature article that appeared in the Oct/98 issue of Musician Magazine. Very interesting reading!

The Musicians' Union and the Music Business An article by Frank Amoss, President of AFM Local 7 (Orange County, California) dealing with the issue of solidarity and its positive effect on your career.

The Recording Industry vs. The Music Performance Trust Fund (Biting the Hand That Feeds You) An article by Frank Amoss, President of AFM Local 7 (Orange County, California) about the need to preserve the MPTF.

What the AFM Is, and Should Be.......It's Up To Us! An excellent "must read" in-depth look at the past, present and possible future of the AFM. Written by Local 802 (New York) President Bill Moriarity.