Tonight went to an informational meeting regarding possible unionization of composers, with the Teamsters. About 400 people attended. The main speakers at the event were Composer Alf Clausen, Composer Bruce Broughton, Steve Dayan of the Teamsters Local 399, Gary Zuckerbrod of the Casting Directors Union, Composer James Di Pasquale, and Composer Alan Elliott. A lot of successful composers in the house as well as entry level and working composers, orchestrators, music editors, songwriters, and musicians.
The meeting was hosted by the Association of Music Composers and Lyricists
The general vibe seemed to be that everybody wants to see composers organize and collectively bargain, but that it will take a lot of work to get the whole national/global cross-section of composers and lyricists involved. All parameters will have to be talked out and worked out in a democratic way, over time.
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