Peggy Zimmers
Peggy Miller Zimmers passed away peacefully at her home in Frisco on January 10, 2020, at the age of 93.
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Welcome New Members of 2020
Phoenix Abbo Violin
Anthony Adario Bassoon
Shawn Amos Vocalist
Jenna Barghouti Violin
DFW Musicians COVID-19 Relief Fund
The purpose of the DFW Musicians COVID-19 Relief Fund is to provide assistance for freelance members of Local 72-147 who do not have guaranteed income and benefits under collective bargaining agreements, and who are in severe hardship situations due to lost income from cancelled freelance jobs. To donate or apply for financial relief go to www.musiciansdfw.org.
Read moreAide for Musicians Through the CARES Act
With the Passage of the CARES Act on March 27, The Federal Government is subsidizing important unemployment benefits that now cover musicians who have lost work due to the Covid-19 Crisis.
This new legislation gives jobless musicians and other working people larger unemployment benefits over a longer period of time—including those who rely on freelance jobs. For the first time, musicians whose work is covered by 1099s are eligible for benefits – if they are out of work due to the COVID-19 shut down – and they have every right to apply.
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Harpsichord for Sale
Violin for Sale
We are pleased to announce this new section of The Dallas/Fort Worth Musician. If you wish to post an item, please email dfwinfo@musiciansdfw.org or call 817-469-6040.
Read moreTell Your Senators To Protect Pension Plans
Call your senators at 844-551-6921 and urge them to reject the Grassley-Alexander proposal, which would harm the Butch Lewis Act. Tell them to support legislation that will provide retirees with their hard-earned benefits and stabilize the multiemployer pension system overall. Anything less is unacceptable.
Read moreCall for Volunteers
We are currently putting together a Membership Engagement Committee to help plan membership meetings, activities and special events. Please let us know if you would like to be a part of pulling our community of musicians together. Call the Union Offices at 817-469-6040 or email SWilliams@musiciansdfw.org.
Read moreAnnual Dues $135 For 2020
Local 72-147’s annual membership dues are $135 for 2020, if paid in January. Semi-annual membership dues are $70 if paid in January and July. Payments can be made by mail with a check or money order, or you may come by the Union office.
Click here to login to www.MusiciansDFW.org and make a credit card payment. Annual membership dues are due in January.
Read moreUpcoming 2020 Negotiations
Preparations for negotiations are underway for multiple bargaining units in 2020. In addition to successor agreements to extensions with both
Read moreCertain Benefits Are Protected Under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act
from Pension Fund Notes
December 6, 2019
When the Trustees apply to reduce benefits to try to save the AFM-EPF, some participants have certain protections under current law. If the benefit reduction is approved, benefit payments will not be reduced until January 1, 2021.
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