Broadway Touring Returns
Touring Shows Open with Wicked, Presented by Dallas Summer Musicals: In August 2021 Broadway touring shows reopened after the long
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Denton Arts & Jazz Festival Returns
In first weekend of October this fall, the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival was held after an absence of 18
Read moreWage Scales Extended Through June 2022
The Local 72-147 Executive Board voted in November to extend current wage scales through June 30, 2022. A single modification
Read moreSan Antonio Symphony on Strike!
(reprinted from the November 2021 issue of The International Musician) After a series of bad faith bargaining sessions culminating in
Read moreDallas Symphony Orchestra and Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Perform Together in Solidarity
by Stewart WilliamsPresident, Local 72-147 Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending a joint performance of 50 musicians of
Read moreNEW $100/WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT FOR MIXED EARNERS. YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE.
The Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation benefit is designed to provide financial assistance to gig workers, freelancers, and other self-employed individuals
Read moreThe Time is Now: Pension Relief is “Closest in Years to Becoming a Reality”
From the Editor: For many years, our pension fund has been facing terrible choices in its effort to ensure its
Read moreDallas Opera Cancels Spring Productions Due to COVID, Musician Salaries Continue
On Wednesday, The Dallas Opera announced that its planned opera productions to begin March and extend through April 2021 would
Read more2021 Brings New Hope for Pension Fund Solutions
While the AFM & Employers Pension Fund was recently forced to make a new application to the U.S. Treasury Department
Read morePandemic Dues Policies to Help Members Maintain Membership
As the COVID-19 Pandemic has created unprecedented hardships for working musicians, it is the intent and focus of Local 72-147
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