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DSO Helps Puerto Rico Symphony . . . . .7

Labor Day Parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8–9

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Local 5 Support Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Comedy Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Secretary-Treasurer’s Financial Report . .20

TEMPO Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Executive Board Minutes . . . . . . . . .21–23

Obtaining a Membership Directory . . . .24

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• Four major contract agreements in “The Music stand,” page 1

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“Now’s the time for all good men to get together with one another. We got to iron out our problems and iron out our quarrels, and try to live as brothers and try to find a piece of land without stepping on one another. And do respect the women of the world. Remember you all have mothers. We got to make this land a better land than the world in which we live. And we got to help each man be a better man with the kindness that we give.

I know we can make it.

I know darn well we can work it out. Oh, yes we can, I know we can can, yes, we can can.” - Alan Toussaint (1938–2015)

Whether you know these words from hearing the Pointer Sisters hit version of the 1970’s or from

the professor himself much later, they ring true to the at-titude we need today. My personal acquaintance with Alan Toussaint goes back to my California days, in the early 70’s through work with Dr. John and David Clayton Thomas, but that’s another story. This edition of “The Music Stand” is about the accomplishments made over the past few months within our Local and around the Federation as we collabo-rated on several contracts, attended several conferences, and close the year in celebration that, “Yes, we can can!”

New Contracts

If you attended our meetings in January and March earlier this year, you learned from my report that we had four agreements all expiring on August 31, 2017. I’m happy to inform you that we reached agreements in all four. They have been ratified by the various bargaining units and all were resolved favorably for our members. I will review each agreement briefly here but invite you to review the new agreements on our website, detroitmusicians.net, in the Members Only area.

As reported to you earlier this year, we reached an agree-ment with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on January 9,

eight months ahead of expiration. The agreement is in ef-fect until September 6, 2020.

We will see base salary rise from $91,259 to $98,824, which includes 42 weeks of services and 10 weeks of sti-pend payments. There were clarifications added to the con-tract regarding audition practices and working conditions. Congratulations to the negotiating committee consisting of Karl Pituch, David Everson, Peter McCaffrey, Haden McKay and Robert Stiles, as well as attorney Kevin Case.

We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with the six participating Community Orchestras that perform under our Community Orchestra Master Agreement,

The Music Standby

George Troia, Jr.Local 5

President“Yes, We Can Can.”

Violinist and ROPA delegate Andrew Wu (right), along with President George Troia, was among many Local 5 members who donated their services at the October 1 Hurricane Re-lief Concert at St. Regis Parish, an event organized by music minister Andrew Neer .


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LOCAL 5 COMMITTEEsDsO Orchestra Committee: Robert Stiles (chair), Joseph Becker, Monica Fosnaugh (ICSOM), Bryan Kennedy, Sharon Sparrow, Kenneth Thompkins

Development Committee: George Troia, Susan Barna Ayoub, Alonza McKenzie, Patrick Zelenak

scale Committee: George Troia, Alan Ayoub, Susan Barna Ayoub, Alonza McKenzie

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which is in effect from September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2020. Wages will increase in each category – Performance ($73 to $76), Dress Rehearsal ($61 to $64), and Rehears-al ($54 to $57), over the life of the contract. Pension contributions are 10% to the AFM-EPF. We have near-ly 200 members that perform under this agreement with these orchestras. Many thanks to our committee mem-bers Mike McGillivray, Mike Mc-Gowan, Ray Riggs and Susan Barna Ayoub. We would also like to thank the representatives of each group that worked with us on this contract: the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, San-dy Butler and Brenda Lemencha; the Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra, Richard McClelland and William Hulsker; the Livonia Symphony Or-chestra, Charlie Mahoney; the Michi-gan Philharmonic, Beth Stewart and Don Soenen; the Motor City Sym-phony, Jeff Cutter; and the Redford Civic Symphony, David Pydyn.

We are again very pleased to an-nounce an agreement between Local 5 and Nederlander LLC, which oper-ates the Fisher Theatre. The agreement is in effect from September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2020, with raises of 3% a year in each year. Base wage goes from $1,439.44 to $1,572.91 for eight shows; pension contribution to the AFM-EPF will go from 11.99% to 12.99% in the first year, and sub-stitute keyboard players will receive a one-time per-show $400.00 stipend for their preparation and on call sta-tus. Many thanks to our committee members Sue and Al Ayoub, Dave Denniston and Leslie Saroli. We also appreciate working with Alan Lich-tenstein and Ray Harris for their part in helping us reach this agreement.

Lastly, we are proud to announce an agreement between Local 5 and the Detroit Opera House for en-gagements staged separately from the Michigan Opera Theatre. Wages

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(L-r): ICsOM attorney and Local 5’s attorney for DsO mat-ters Kevin Case, DsO delegate Monica Fosnaugh and Presi-dent George Troia at the ICsOM Conference in Buffalo, Ny.


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Detroit Federation of Musicians .

As we transitioned into this fall, as in the last several years, we

were fortunate once again to host a free Dental Clinic sponsored by MusiCares. With two dentists and a number of hygienists, 25–30 musi-cians received dental care at Local 5 on September 15. I don’t necessarily think of going to the dentist as fun, but it did turn into a fun day. Check out the photos on page 10.

Annual Financial Report

On page 20, you’ll see my annual fi-nancial report that offers a look at our finances from the previous fiscal year, ending on March 31, 2017. You will see that, out of a $500,000 budget, we did not quite break even; there was a deficit of $10,800, which is not a bad outcome. A large expenditure was a new computer server, the central piece of hardware that connects our in-office computer network, commu-nicating with officer and staff com-puters, which also necessitated updat-ing software.

The current fiscal year, which ends at the end of March 2018, looks as though it will be quite positive. I can forecast a significant savings in our group life insurance, now with The Hartford, that should be significant. Also, in spite of the claim we made against our commercial insurance

when the wind storm came through last March (taking our roof with it, as you know), it appears as though our increase in insurance premium will only be about $75 per quarter. The new annual premium will be $9,763; so, it’s a very small increase. And please see page 24 for the results of our audit by the Pension Fund.

Diversity Matters

On page 23, you can see the AFM Diversity Committee getting ready to meet in Phoenix after breakfast. You may not know that the AFM covers the cost for the committee to meet face-to-face. In addition to working for the inclusion of all types of mu-sicians in the AFM, this committee offers an opportunity for officers to share various strategies that benefit musicians and the union in general – in addition to when we meet at the convention.

It’s an opportunity to develop rela-tionships with officers from Los An-geles, New York, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Houston, Phoenix, as well as with my AFM brother, Benny Keyes, from Grand Rapids! I am so apprecia-tive to be included on this committee.

Watch for January’s International Musician

Also, as a member of the Diversity Committee, I am slated to write an article in January’s AFM International Musician. Look for me there!

Finally, Local 5 members partici-pated in the annual Labor Day Pa-rade, as you can see from the photos on pages 8 and 9. Many thanks to all those of you who showed up and marched!...sba

AFM Local 5“Home of the Pros”by Susan

Barna Ayoub,Local 5

Secretary-Treasurer



again will increase in each year, going from $1,495.27 to $1,616.06 (2% in year one, and 3% in years two and three) based on an eight-show week. Pension contributions to the AFM-EPF will increase from 12.99% to 13.99% in year one. Premium language will be added for keyboard and guitar. The keyboard sub-premium of a one-time $400.00 will also be added.

A cartage fee of $75.00 will also be added. We appreciate the work of committee members Al Ayoub, Dave Dennis-ton, Laura Larson and Andrew Wu as well as Detroit Opera House President and CEO Wayne Brown and Director of Production David Osborne. “Yes, we Can, Can!”

Conferences

Summertime signals the string of player and Federation conferences, and this summer was no different.

The following is a brief summation of who went where – here we go:

• The conferences started with the Theatre Musicians Association, which was held in Phoenix, Arizona, from July 31 through August 2. Our director from Detroit, Alan Ayoub, attended and reported to us about the lat-

est news and developments from the national theater scene. While the TMA was wrapping up, our Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA) delegate Andrew Wu was making his way to the conference, also held in Phoenix, and reported that he felt he learned a lot and was pleased that his Michigan Opera Orchestra was very well represented over the years due to the work of past ROPA delegates. He also found valuable informa-tion exchanged with delegates of similar orchestras like the Los Angeles and Minnesota Opera companies. The week in Phoenix closed out with a meeting of the AFM Diversity Committee of which our Secretary-Treasurer Susan Barna Ayoub was in attendance (see photo, page 23). So, in short, Local 5 was well represented in the shade of Camelback Mountain this summer.

• I had the pleasure of attending part of the annual Inter-national Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians Conference (ICSOM) in Buffalo, New York, along with our DSO delegate Monica Fosnaugh. It’s always a learn-ing experience catching up with the news regarding the national symphonic world as well interacting with the AFM Symphonic Services Department. An overall view shows a much healthier picture of the symphonic world compared with a few years ago.

• The conference season was capped off for Sec-Treas Su-san and myself at the newly formed Mid-Western Con-ference which was held in Chicago the second weekend in September. The conference now consists of our Mid-America Conference, the Mid-States, and Illinois Con-ferences. All the conferences mentioned here contained a presentation by the American Federation of Musicians Employer’s Pension Fund. As reported throughout this year, the fund remains in critical status, but above-aver-age investment returns, and new streams of income have kept it out of critical and declining status. Trustees from both sides attended the various conferences to address questions and concerns. Participants of the fund are urged to get their information from the fund website. As you can see from the report of our recent negotiations, Local 5 remains steadfast in support of the pension fund, contributing to the goal of providing musicians with a secure pension for years to come.

• When running into any of the above-mentioned dele-

Local 5 Secretary-Treasurer Susan Barna Ayoub addressing the Mid-Western Conference held in Chicago in September .

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gates, please don’t hesitate to thank them for taking time out of their summer to represent us at their respective conference and please do ask specific questions you may have regarding information they picked up while there.

Teaming up for a Cause

As musicians, we know how to work together – whether sharing information as in the above-mentioned conferenc-es or while working on new contracts. It’s no accident that this happens, because we play together on one nighters, weeks, months or years at a time. Such was recently ex-hibited by the Hurricane Relief Concert organized by the music minster of St. Regis Parish, Andrew Neer, where the following Local 5 members donated their services along with many others. All proceeds will be going to the Catho-lic Services Relief Fund. Many thanks to Lynn Brosnan, Lucas Dickow, Anida Margariti, Priscilla Marino, David Pydyn, Scott Stefanko, Andrew Wu, Phelan Young and Eu-


gene Zenzen. We make beautiful music together!

It’s That Time of year

With the end of the year approaching I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you and yours a very blessed and happy holiday season and let’s join each other in the celebration of the spirit of YES, WE CAN CAN, this year and for years to come!

Percussionist Johnny RodRiguez JR.

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Educational Music Ship, The Unsung Story:JAMES TATUMLocal 5 jazz pianist and educator James Tatum and his Trio Plus performed recently at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in a program featuring Local 5 members trumpeter Al Armstrong, flutist Deblon Jackson, bassist Takashi Iio and percussionist Bill McCant.

Tatum introduced the Educational Music Ship pro-gram examining the original music of the African Ameri-can hymn “Amazing Grace.” Playing the black keys on the

piano arpeggio-style, he created the music of the hymn as Deblon Jackson intensi-fied the melody of the song on alto flute.

Because Afri-cans aboard slave

ships could not communicate due to language barriers, they began humming in unison to express their pain and sorrow as they journeyed together to become Ameri-can slaves. Ship captain John Newton wrote the lyrics of “Amazing Grace,” and the traditional music was created.

Percussionist Bill McCant continued the educational journey on the Music Ship with the history of percussion instruments. He explained that many percussion instru-ments originated in Africa.

Part two of the program took a journey back down

memory lane with the history of jazz from ragtime jazz styling of the 1900s to contemporary and fusion jazz styl-ing of the 1980s.

Tatum then performed his original composition “Nel-son Mandela Tribute” with a solo section by bassist Takashi Iio interpreting Nelson Mandela walking out of prison.

“Back in 2001, Mr. Tatum called and asked me to fill in for his regular bass player,” said Iio. “I have been playing with the Trio Plus over 20 years.

The program came to a close with vocalist Jeanetta Carr and the Trio Plus performing a portion of Tatum’s compo-sition “Great Detroit Renaissance.”

Tatum is the president and founder of the James Tatum Foundation for the Arts, which has been presenting music history lectures/performances to classrooms throughout metropolitan Detroit over its 30-year history as a nonprofit.

“Since the establishment of the James Tatum Foundation for the Arts, more than 565 performing arts students have been assisted. Bringing the monetary value of the scholar-ships awarded in excess of $373,000,” Tatum said. “Ninety-five percent of our recipients have received their degrees and are professional artists and teachers across the nation.”

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Neal Campbell in-forms us that he will be guest soloist on tuba with the Wayne State University Wind Ensemble on February 26, 2018, at the Max.


Responding to the Hurricane Maria disaster that hit Puerto Rico in September, the ICSOM Governing Board issued an appeal for donations to help in the crisis faced by members of the Puerto Rico Symphony. With distant memories of its own work stoppage back in 2010, Detroit Symphony musicians came up with a total of $10,000 to send to fellow musicians, some of whom no longer even had homes. Said DSO spokesperson Bryan Kennedy, “We are so happy to be able to do this!” Below is the ICSOM call to action that generated such a magnanimous gift:

As you know, the Musicians of the Puerto Rico Sympho-ny have expe-rienced severe hardship as a re-sult of Hurricane Maria in Septem-ber. News reports of the catastrophic and dire conditions have shown us the need for IC-SOM to respond in an unprecedented way.

A member of ICSOM since 2003, the Puerto Rico Symphony was founded in 1958 by acclaimed cellist Pablo Casals. The musicians have a Facebook page (Músicos de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico), Twitter account (@TuSinfonicaOSPR), and bilingual website and blog (www.musicosorquestasinfonicadepuertorico.com). The orches-tra’s timpanist, José Martin, serves as their ICSOM delegate.

Although the Governing Board was in touch with José the day before Maria arrived and devastated the island, it took nearly two weeks to receive word from José again due to the lack of cell coverage and electricity. Here is a por-tion of his message.

“Finally got a little bit of signal, no internet for a good while, the lines are down. We’ve heard from 10-15% of the musicians; some lost their homes to floods or the winds. We’re all grateful for the spiritual, heart and material sup-

port. We’ll send you info and pics or videos as soon as we can start sending them. The musicians, as they emerge and get in touch, are stating that the orchestra will be playing for the different communities and at shelters and fund-rais-ers for all the people affected by the hurricane. Thank you so much from the depths of our hearts! Very grateful!!!”

It is essential that the musicians of ICSOM respond whenever and wherever our members are in need.

Let this serve as a CALL TO ACTION for our membership. The gen-erosity of all ICSOM musicians, along with our brothers and sisters in ROPA, OCSM, RMA, TMA and the AFM, will be deeply appreci-ated.

Your support in this Call to Ac-tion will make a difference in the lives of the musicians of the Puerto Rico Symphony.

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The Tax Man ComethIt’s still very early, but not too early to begin

thinking about getting your tax records in

order and avoiding that last-minute scram-

ble to find all your relevant papers and files.

As you do so, keep in mind that member-

ship and work dues paid to Local 5 and contri-

butions made to the Detroit Musicians Fund

can all be used as tax deductions. Of course

that includes your charitable giving to hur-

ricane victims, among others.

Feel free to contact Local 5 if you would

like an official record of what you’ve paid in

so far for 2017.


LABOR DAY 2017

It was a beautiful day in downtown Detroit at parade’s end, as Local 5’ers await a ride back to their cars.

L-r: Secretary-Treasurer Susan Barna Ayoub, President George Troia, Mauricio Betanzo, Mary Johnstone, Carmelina Escoe, Gabriel Escoe and Christa Grix.

Conscious of history, Officers Ayoub, carrying the U .S . flag, and Troia work their cameras before stepping off.

Mauricio Betanzo.



LABOR DAY 2017

Our thanks to Mauricio

Betanzo, Jon Boyd and

George Troia for sharing

some of their photos from

the Labor Day parade.

U .S . Senator Debbie Stabenow with Laura Larson .

Mary Johnstone and Carmelina Escoe (wife of Local 5 member Gabriel Escoe .

Al Ayoub, John Stewart (former member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 20th District), Gabriel Escoe, Laura Larson, Beth Stewart (Executive Director of the Michigan Philharmonic and

wife of John Stewart), George Troia, Christa Grix and Mauricio Betanzo.

Officers Ayoub and Troia, their cameras stowed away, prepare for serious marching . Paul Onachuk gives us a

rare look at the back of a Local 5 T-shirt .



On Friday, September 15, Local 5 offices became the site of the annual MusiCares dental clinic. In this photo, MusiCares dentists work on the teeth of Cathy Score (left) and Jan Houston.

MusiCares Foundation assists musicians, songwrit-ers, composers, recording engineers and other music industry professionals experiencing person-al, medical or financial emergency . As one of The Recording Academy’s (GRAMMYs) two charitable foundations, MusiCares reaches out to assist music professionals struggling with medical crisis, addic-tions issues, loss of livelihood, dental emergencies, HIV/AIDS and other unforeseen crises . MusiCares’ assistance consists of emergency financial grants, and/or referral to other helping resources . The ap-plication process is quick and user-friendly, and re-spects the confidentiality and the dignity of the ap-plicant. For more information, contact Jennifer Leff, East Region Director, toll-free at 877-303-6962 or visit www .grammy .com/MusiCares .

MusiCares for Music People

At left, Jim Pashkot prefers to smile for the camera rather than the X-ray machine . Inset above, Gabriel Escoe shows off his newly cleaned pearly whites .

MusiCares for Music People



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Would you like to help support music scholarships or a fellow member of Local 5 who is struggling with an emergency situation? Members can make tax-deductible donations to the Detroit Musicians Fund in two ways:

Monetary giftsSend by mail to Local 5 Headquarters. For more information, you may contact the fund either via email at [email protected] or call 248-569-5400, ext. 3.

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The Bodyguard, which will be playing at the Fisher Theatre from January 16 to 28, just finished playing in Flint. The cast (in-cluding their child actors) reached out to needy public school children in Flint, reading for the kids and answering their questions about how they successfully got into show business. There were also gifts from the UAW Chaplains for the chil-dren. Local 5 support staff Revs. Willie and Frankie Anderson, below, not surpris-ingly, were involved with this initiative.

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Above: Some of the Flint children who were able to attend the special presentation and receive the gifts of the UAW Chaplains .

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Welcome, New Members

CANADy, JEFFREy8939 Sarasota, Redford, MI 48239 313-701-9225jcanady716@gmail .comDrums

Jeff is a member of both the Al McKenzie and David Mc-Murray Trios.

CARTER, TRACy25593 Briar Drive, Oak Park, MI 48237248-843-3598divaprocessor@gmail .comVocalist

Tracy performs with the Fla$hB@ck Band as lead vocalist. She is interested in casino entertainment, weddings, parties, concerts, jam sessions and fundraising/commercial events.

DAVIs, EDWARD19704 Gaylord, Redford, MI 48240313-633-4694divaprocessor@gmail .comElectric bass, guitar

Edward plays with the Fla$hB@ck Band as lead guitarist and on electric bass. He is interested in casino entertain-ment, weddings, parties, concerts, jam sessions and fund-raising/commercial events.

EMERICH, JUsTIN5833 Bois Ile Dr, Haslett, MI 48840206-914-4412justbrass@gmail .comTrumpet, Flugelhorn, Picc Trumpet

Justin performs with the Detroit Symphony.

DELGADO, FRANCIsCO114 W . Adams Ave #304, Detroit, MI [email protected], contrabassoon

Francisco plays in the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. He describes himself as a hardworking, dedicated, and enthusias-tic musician that is excit-ed about being engaged with the musical opportunities in the Detroit area. He conducts himself in a professional manner when working with others and remains honorable to his commitments. He looks forward to sharing his abilities and talents with many other musicians and with the strong community that supports the artistic culture of Detroit. He is seeking ad-ditional opportunities for orchestral and chamber music performance, and any teaching opportunities.

DAVIs, ALExANDER5007 Vermont St, Detroit, MI 48208585-201-3458alexanderdavisbsn@gmail .comBassoon

Alexander plays with the Detroit Sympho-ny and Orpheus Chamber Orchestras. He is interested in playing additional chamber and orchestral music.


HAMLEN, CHRIsTOPHER1107 Fernwood Rd . Royal Oak, MI 48067610-334-6056chris1bass@gmail .comDouble basss

Chris is a new member of the Detroit Symphony bass sec-tion.

LeFEVRE, JOsEPH723 W Melrose St, Apt 723-GDN, Chicago, IL 60657269-532-4244jdlefevre@sbcglobal .netTuba, bass guitar

Joseph is a member of the Civic Orches-tra of Chicago, play-ing tuba. He is seek-ing orchestral work, chamber music, wind band and solo play-ing opportunities. He also teaches tuba, euphonium and trombone.

LEVINE, ANDREA3075 W Grand Blvd, #402 Detroit, MI 48202502-767-9763andreaslevine@gmail .comClarinet

Andrea is the new Acting Principal Clarinet with the De-troit Symphony.

TAJI, OMAR6184 N Norborne Ct, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127313-461-6668omartaji80@gmail .comPiano, synthesizer, keyboard, organ

Omar says he is capable and technically skilled. He can read music, and his strengths are jazz, classical, pop, top 40/100, blues, and R&B. He is seeking any type of work.

WALTERs, JOHN3909 Woodward, Apt . 308, Detroit, MI 48201206-300-7863walters .jjr@gmail .comClarinet

John is the new Second Clarinet with the Detroit Symphony.

sPOONER, CHRIsTOPHER110 Grand Avenue, Mt. Clemens, MI [email protected] bass, keyboard, guitar, drums

As a member of the Saints of Soul, Christo-

pher is seeking live and studio recording work.

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HOW TO sTAy IN GOOD sTANDINGTo avoid being expelled, be sure to pay your mem-bership dues no later than the first month of each quarter. Your next payment is due by Tuesday, January 2. On Thursday, February 1, all members who have not paid their dues will be suspended .

Expelled Members (7/21–10/19/17)

Belgrave, KasanBennett, ClarenceCleaver, LydiaFilewych, KevinFisi, AlbertGrisa, DaleHasheian, HesterJones III, Louis

Kahl, HarveyKolar, MatthewLee, CharlesMartin, ColeMcNeal, MichaelWalker, JosephWalsh, Kevin

Resigned Members (7/21–10/19/17)

Buck, DavidDuncan, RomaEckelhoefer, Miriam

Flegg, MarkFong, ChristinaKang, Jung-Wan

Reinstated Members (7/21–10/19/17)

Belgrave, JoanBlack, UreyJackson, Deblon

Nixon, PeterSmith, Darrell

Allvin, Kerstin20825 Indian DriveColfax, CA 95713-9234Anderson, Stephen31117 Pine Cone DrFarmington Hills, MI 48331248-321-0509Barker, Guy313-894-7025Biggs, Rayse8285 East Morrow CircleDetroit, MI 48204-3137Binder, David440 Spencer St,Ferndale, MI 48220847-525-3645Bizon Sr., [email protected]

Borngesser, [email protected], Jeremy104 Edmund Pl Apt 3Detroit, MI 48201Humphrey, Vincent734-665-3686Iio, Takashi42430 Kingsley DrClinton Twp, MI 48038Kelly, Gary14 Rosewood LaneBluffton, SC 29910 843-645-9975Kelly, Napoleon20945 ParkcrestHarper Woods, MI 48225Laster, Charles20100 Parkside,St Clair Shores, MI 48080

Lim, Sujin4600 Woodward Ave, #208, Detroit, MI 48201812-369-9037Luebke, Jon16543 GlastonburyDetroit, MI 48219 248-506-8940Monks, Thomas32153 Red Clover CtFarmington Hills, MI [email protected]’Connell, Sean15900 Westcott DriveBrownstown Twp, MI 48195Price, Jonathan320 John R AveClawson, MI 48017 248-765-9517

Reum, Sharon L44635 Marigold RdSterling Hgts, MI 48314-1224Riggs, Heidi649 Marblewood LaneSaline, MI 48176Schiebold, Matthew2120 Cambridge RdBerkley, MI 48072-1707Shannon, Jacqueline8027 Berkshire DriveGrosse Ile, MI 48138Suttle, Clark2588 Maple Forest CourtWixom, MI 48393Teasdle, Judith16543 GlastonburyDetroit, MI 48219 248-875-9503

Local 5 Address/Phone Number/Email Changes (7/21–10/19/17)

DON’T GO MIssINGWant to know what’s going on?

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Detroit Musicians Entertainment Referral Gigs – 3rd Quarter, 2017

Date Leader Players City

7/1 Stefan Kukurugya 1 Redford7/2 Cliff Erickson 1 Kimball7/7 Sarah Cleveland 3 Troy

(SC Strings)8/1 Brian Delaney 3 Detroit (Royal Garden Trio)8/6 Buddy Budson 3 Bloomfield Twp.9/3 Cliff Erickson 1 Clyde

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Two men, sentenced to die in the electric chair on the same day, were led down to the room in which they would

meet their maker. The priest had giv-en them last rites, the formal speech had been given by the warden, and a final prayer had been said among the participants .

The warden, turning to the first man, solemnly asked, “Son, do you have a last request?” To which the man replied, “Yes, sir, I do. I love dance music . Could you please play the Macarena for me one last time?”

“Certainly,” replied the warden, who turned to the other man and asked, “Well, what about you, son? What is your final request?” “Please,” said the condemned man, “kill me first.

José Riojas and I went to a Latino restaurant and I commented, “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse .

Waiter said,“Rare, medium, or well done?”

I went to San Francisco . I found someone’s heart .

Material used on my jokes page is gathered from various sources – mainly the World Wide Web .

Authorship cannot always be credited nor the source defined .

Authenticity of material is assumed to be correct, but is not guaranteed .

Happy Holidaze Joe

Our “Comedy Corner” editor is Joe Podorsek.

If you have a comedy item you would like to submit for

consideration, please email Joe at basso@aol .com .

— Comedy Corner —The orchestras and theaters listed below support the musicians of Local 5

through collective bargaining agreements.The groups and individual players like-wise comply with the Local 5 policy by filing contracts, steward reports and work dues. Please support all of them in return.

CLUBS/SINGLE ENGAGEMENTS/FESTIVALS

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Nov. 10: Stray Cat Lounge, Clinton Twp., 9:30 pm; 586.741.8544Dec. 1: Brownie’s on the Lake, St. Clair Shores, 9 pm; 586.445.8080Dec. 9: Bentley’s Roadhouse, Harrison Twp., 9 pm; 586.465.3663Dec. 23: Stray Cat Lounge, Clinton Twp., 9:30 pm; 586.741.8544

OPERA AND THEATER PERFORMANCES

Nov. 11–19: Michigan Opera Theatre, The Marriage of Figaro; 313.237.SING [7464]; michiganopera.org

Nov. 25–26: Michigan Opera Theatre, The Nutcracker; 313.237.SING [7464]; michiganopera.org

Nov. 28–Dec. 10: Detroit Opera House, An American in Paris; 313.237.SING [7464]; broadwayindetroit.com

Dec. 16: Fox Theatre, Mannheim Streamroller by Chip Davis; 313.471.3211; olympiaentertainment.com

Jan. 16–28: Fisher Theatre, The Bodyguard; 800.982.2787; broadwayindetroit.com

ORCHESTRAL & OTHER CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES

Nov. 10: Livonia Symphony, “Celebrate Veterans Benefit Concert”; 734.421.1111; livoniasymphony.org

Nov. 12: Chamber Music at the Scarab Club, “Words and Music,” featur-ing Local 5 members Dennis Carter, flute; Lisa Raschiatore, clarinet; Velda Kelly, violin; Nadine Deleury, cello; 313.576.5111; dso.org

Nov. 17: Dearborn Symphony, “Musical Explorations,” featuring Local 5 members Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin; Wei Yu, cello; Keuna Lee, piano; 313.565.2424; dearbornsymphony.org

Dec. 2: Classical Revolution Detroit, Noel Night After Party @ La Palma Mediterranean Restaurant, featuring Rick Robinson, bass; 313.680.8104; cuttime.com

Dec. 2: Holiday Brass detroit (St. Johns Episcopal Church) &Dec. 3: Holiday Brass royal oak (First Presbyterian Church of Royal

Oak): Detroit Chamber Winds, “Holiday Brass”; 248.559.2095; detroitchamberwinds.org

Dec. 3: Grosse Pointe Symphony, “Christmas Pops”; 313.640.1773; gpsymphony.org

Dec. 9–10: Detroit Symphony, “Mahler’s Ninth”; 313.576.5111; dso.org Dec. 10: Motor City Symphony at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom;

586.754.2950; motorcitysymphony.orgDec. 14: Michigan Philharmonic, “Holiday Pops With the Phil,” featur-

ing Local 5 member Ray Riggs, timp and typewriter; 734.451.2112; michiganphil.org

Local 5 support Line


Secretary-Treasurer’s Financial Report – FYE March 31, 2017

Revenues Work Dues $ 306,557.00 Membership Dues 139,626 .00 Rent 49,565 .00 30/50 Party 3,419 .00 Initiation Fees 1,678 .00 Keynote Ads 200 .00 Misc. Income, incl. Hospitality Room & Merchandise 1,631.00 Interest Income 217 .00

Total Revenues $ 494,941.00

Functional Expenses Officer Wages & Health Insurance $ 145,286.00 AFM Per Capita, Work Dues, Initiation Fees & Expenses pertaining to required conventions & non-ICSOM conferences 118,142 .00 AFL-CIO Per Capita & Fees 4,550.00 Staff Wages 28,960 .23 Members’ Life Insurance 27,912 .25 Building Maintenance, Repairs & Supplies 23,548.62 DSO Committee & ICSOM Expenses 34,240.16 Utilities 15,395 .96 Payroll Taxes 13,283 .28 Insurance General 12,175 .50 Accounting Fees 12,110 .00 Employee Pension 10,966 .00 Legal Fees 4,115 .00 Directors Fees 7,623 .00 Property Taxes 8,633 .10 Printing 6,171 .03 Telephone & Internet 3,180.88 Non-DSO Negotiating Committees 3,191 .70 Office Lease Agreements 4,134 .24 Office Supplies, Computer Server, Software & Hardware 8,375.00 Postage 4,142 .61 30/50 Party 4,188 .78 Keynote Layout Services 3,976 .00 Miscellaneous Expenses, including Advertising & Hospitality Room 1,469 .50

Total Functional Expenses $ 505,750.84

Total Revenues $ 494,941.00Total Functional Expenses $ 505,750.84Increase in Net Assets $ (10,809.84)

Current Assets Cash & Equivalents $ 313,900.00 Prepaid Expenses 4,951 .00Other Assets DSO Members Fund – cash held as agent 194,470 .00Fixed Assets Land, Building & Equipment 128,815.00

Total Assets $ 639,136.00

Liabilities Escrow, Insurance and Tempo Payable $ 33 .00 Taxes & Payroll Deductions Due 6,803.00 Unearned Dues 75,831 .00 Unearned Rent 260 .00 Tenant Security Deposits 1,885 .00

$ 84,812.00Other Liability DSO Members Fund – cash held as agent 194,470 .00

Total Net Assets Unrestricted Operating 359,854 .00Total Liabilities & Net Assets $ 639,136.00

DsO MEMBERs FUND FyE 2017Beginning fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, the balances of temporarily restricted funds, held by Local 5 on behalf of the members of the DSO, have been eliminated . The assets held by Local 5 on behalf of the mem-bers of the DSO are presented separately as an asset and liability on the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets as DSO Members Fund – cash held as agent .

DETROIT MUsICIANs FUND FyE 2017Total Current Assets

Cash & Equivalents $ 251,430.00

IMPORTANT REMINDERPlease keep your life insurance

beneficiary information up to date. Your heirs will love you for it.

TEMPO Contributions, 3rd Quarter, 2017

Tom BogardusWallace Fitz

Wallace FitzStephen McKenzie

TOTAL = $17.00

NOTE: New guidelines issued by the AFM Legisla-tive Department require that individual TEMPO con-tributions of $50 OR MORE BE WRITTEN IN A SEPARATE CHECK (from your dues) made payable to AFM TEMPO.

AFM is not soliciting contributions to TEMPO from any individ-ual who is not a member of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM), executive or professional employee of AFM or its affiliates, or their family member living in the same household. Any contribution received from such an indi-vidual will be returned to that contributor.


Minutes: Executive Board Meeting, 7/19/17

The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Board was called to order at 11:03 am, President George Troia being in the chair, as well as Vice President Douglas Cornelsen and Secretary-Treasurer Susan Bar-na Ayoub being present. Also present were Executive Board Members Ralphe Armstrong, Robert Lymperis, Alonza McKenzie and Patrick Zelenak.

On motion by Mr Lymperis, seconded by VP Cornelsen, to approve the agenda, it was approved unanimously.

On motion by Mr McKenzie, seconded by Mr Lymperis, to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, they were approved unanimously.

President Troia gave the following report:The DSO is currently touring Asia, performing 11 concerts in Japan

and China through the end of July. From the Facebook posts that can be seen, it looks like a wonderful tour.

Local 5 has sent proposals to Alan Lichtenstein of the Fisher Theatre (and Nederlander Detroit) and is in the process of scheduling a meeting in the next few weeks.

The Detroit Opera House committee met yesterday, discussing and drafting proposals. The committee is scheduled to meet with David Osborn August 18.

The Community Orchestra managements have a meeting sched-uled among themselves to present a counter-proposal to Local 5. The possibility exists that the union will have to bargain with each orchestra separately, depending on the outcome of this meeting. The agreement expires on August 31, 2017. President Troia recapped the steps leading to the current situation.

11:09 am Lynne Marie Mangan joined the meeting.Local 5 had groups, under the leadership of Bob Finzel and Ernie

Skuta, performing this year under the new Local 5 scale with the higher rate paid into the AFM-EPF. Board member Pat Zelenak and President George Troia both performed with Bob Finzel.

The Michigan Jazz Festival took place this past Sunday at School-craft College with many union members performing at the multiple stages from noon until late evening. Nancy Selden, who sponsors the big band stage, was honored.

NABET Local 43, tenants at Local 5 headquarters in Southfield, still do not have an agreement but feel progress is being made. However, they would like Local 5’s members to continue not to appear or adver-tise and turn off Local 4.

The Labor Day March will follow the same route as last year and will occur on Monday, September 4, with step-off at 9:00 am. More information will be available after the Thursday, July 27, meeting, for which President Troia needs a volunteer to attend.

The City of Southfield has signed off on Local 5’s roof project, and the union will as well when a few remaining issues are addressed. Ms Mangan observed that the gutters are not yet draining properly.

On motion by Mr Zelenak, seconded by VP Cornelsen, to accept the president’s report, it was accepted unanimously.

11:11 am Special Orders: Local 5 CPA Paul Walter joined the meet-ing.

Mr Walter reported on FYE2016 and 2017 – handing out a hard copy of the report to each board member. The biggest change occurred in the manner in which the union now reports the DSO Members Fund. That fund is still reported on the union’s annual filing to the US Labor Department – the LM-2. However, the DSO Members Fund is not really an asset of the local; it is contributed to and used by the

DSO Members only. It cannot be used for the union’s other expenses. So, a better and more accurate presentation is to show it as an “other asset/liability” and to remove it from the retained earnings section. This change is consistent with advice received recently by Mr Walter at a continuing education workshop he attended for professional CPAs.

Moving on in his comments, Mr Walter also reported that the an-nual audit went smoothly. As usual, he offered an “unqualified opinion,” which means the outcome was good and without incident. He also explained that local unions account on a modified cash basis. Local 5 amortizes its unearned membership dues, for example. This means that, when members make a payment that belongs to (or partially belongs to) a future fiscal year, the appropriate portions of the payment are held to the side and accounted for at that time. This allows the reporting to be consistent (comparing apples with apples) and also facilitates the LM-2 filing.

Finally, to answer the annual basic question, “How did we do?”, Mr Walter reported that, at the end of the fiscal year, the local experienced a deficit of about $9,100, which he considers to be acceptable within the context of the local’s finances.

11:38 am Mr Walter left the meeting. On motion by Mr McKenzie, seconded by Ms Mangan, to approve

the report of the CPA, it was approved unanimously. On motion by VP Cornelsen, seconded by Ms Mangan, to approve the bills from FYE2017, as part of the confirmation of the report of the CPA, they were approved unanimously.

The next meeting of the Executive Board will take place on Mon-day, August 28, at 12:00 noon.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented reports of Monthly Income, Cash Dis-bursements and Comparative Fiscal Year-to-Date. On motion by Mr Lymperis, seconded by Mr Zelenak, to receive the financial reports, they were received unanimously.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented the Payroll reports. On motion by Ms Mangan, seconded by Mr McKenzie, to approve the reports, they were approved unanimously.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented the Officers’ Expenses and Charge Cards reports. On motion by VP Cornelsen, seconded by Mr Armstrong, to approve the reports, they were approved unanimously.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented a report of New Member Applica-tions from Jeremy Crosmer, Keun-A Lee, Sunmi Chang, Derron Jones, Tristan Cappel and Jonathan Price. On motion by Ms Mangan, sec-onded by Mr McKenzie, to accept the applications, they were accepted unanimously.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented a report of member reinstatements, res-ignations, suspensions/expulsions and deaths, as well as a Local Census report.

Moving to Unfinished Business: On motion by Ms Mangan, sec-onded by VP Cornelsen, to confirm the results of the board epoll, which appointed Mr Armstrong to fill the vacancy on the board, it was confirmed unanimously. President Troia and the board welcomed Mr Armstrong, who was sworn in prior to the meeting. He stated his ob-servation that Local 5 needs more young people in the union. President Troia mentioned that a subcommittee of the board, i.e., the Develop-ment Committee, had been meeting and developing ways to attract more young musicians.

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tute to attend the Metro AFL-CIO Parade/March Meeting on Thurs-day, July 27, at 10:00 am at the IBEW Hall in Detroit. Mr Armstrong volunteered to attend the meeting on behalf of Local 5.

No correspondence was presented. President Troia referred the board to the most recent issue of NYC Local 802’s publication Al-legro. In it, attorney Harvey Mars wrote about a New York University job posting, in which the university was seeking non-union musicians – specifically pointing out that it did not want union workers, which

is illegal. Local 802 filed an unfair labor practice charge against NYU with the National Labor Relations Board. Prior to this, the university had already been placed on Local 802’s unfair list for refusing to cover Local 802 musicians under any agreement. NYU agreed to settle, in addition to posting a notice in prominent places that it will not fire employees because of their union affiliation. Nevertheless, NYU will remain on the unfair list, since the university still refuses to negotiate with Local 802.

1:06 pm On motion by Ms Mangan, seconded by VP Cornelsen, the meeting was adjourned.


Minutes: Executive Board Meeting, 8/28/17

The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Board was called to order at 12:10 pm, President George Troia being in the chair, as well as Vice President Douglas Cornelsen and Secretary-Treasurer Susan Barna Ayoub being present. Also present were Executive Board Mem-bers Robert Lymperis, Lynne Marie Mangan, Alonza McKenzie and Patrick Zelenak.

On motion by Mr Zelenak, seconded by Mr Lymperis, to approve the agenda, it was approved unanimously.

On motion by Mr Lymperis, seconded by VP Cornelsen, to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, they were approved unanimously.

The next meeting of the Executive Board will take place on Tuesday, September 19 at 11:00 am.

12:16 pm Board member Ralphe Armstrong joined the meeting.Special Orders: 12:30 pm TMA Conference Delegate Alan Ayoub

joined the meeting.Mr Ayoub began by thanking Local 5 for sending him to the 22nd

annual TMA conference – this year in Phoenix. He quipped, “Nothing like the desert in the summer time,” though he did add that the experi-ence was very nice. The Professional Musicians of Arizona, AFM Local 586 was very welcoming. The local gave the conference delegates a “swag bag,” which included a CD of their Young Sounds musicians. This year, the TMA has a new president, Tony D’Amico of Boston. Heather Boehm, a young violinist from Chicago, gave a very de-tailed report on how to encour-age more musi-cians to join the TMA members, using slides, etc. The delegate from Northern California talk-ed about prob-lems they are having with their nonprofit houses, as opposed to commercial theaters such as the Fisher and Fox Theatres. The musicians earn less, and there lots of “one-off” agreements per show. When asked by the Northern California musicians whether TMA negotiates their contracts, it was ex-plained that the negotiating is done by the local union.

There has been work done on the TMA website that the delegates can use to plug in their data. Former AFM Travel and Touring director Steve Gelfand had started the online theater contract repository. The current, new director of Touring is George Fiddler, replacing Michael Manley, who is now the Director of AFM Organization and Education. Time was spent in a presentation from the Pension Fund and their lawyers. IEB member Tino Gagliardi (also the president of NYC Lo-cal 802) and International President Ray Hair were there; they are also trustees of the AFM-EPF. There is currently a lawsuit against the Pen-sion Fund’s Trustees. The fund was sued in 1980s; hopefully this time will not be as costly in time and money as it was at that time. A pre-sentation was given about the Actor’s Fund, which also offers aid to musicians.

Mr Lymperis asked about the current status of the Pension Fund. Mr Ayoub reported that their position has improved. President Troia commented that they are working on increasing contributions that would be made into unrestricted funds. The fund will re-evaluate their situation at the end of the 2018 fiscal year. It is now projecting to be able to pay out benefits 20-30 years into the future. Finally, President Troia mentioned that he and the local have been successful at get-ting wage and pension increases in our negotiated agreements, which

are the primary way we can en-sure the health of the fund. The key is to not run away from the fund but to support it.

Ms Mangan asked how Lo-cal 586 is doing, being in a state that has always been right-to-work. She also asked about ideas that were talked about for

attracting new members. Mr Ayoub responded that Ms Boehm suggest-ed the idea of having parties (or mixers), that is, social events to attract people and to hold them in a club, for example. It should be a TMA or union-supported event. VP Cornelsen asked whether Ms Boehm

Latest Executive Board (l-r): Lynne Marie Mangan, Patrick Zelenak, Secretary-Treasurer Susan Barna Ayoub, Ralphe Armstrong, President George Troia, Vice President Douglas Cornelsen, Robert Lymperis, Alonza McKenzie.

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would give a presentation here, to which Mr Ayoub responded, “Yes, if we paid her expenses.” Sec/Treas Ayoub suggested that Mr Ayoub speak with Local 5’s webmaster David Denniston about devoting a section of Local 5’s website for TMA needs. Speaking about the theater contract database, Mr Ayoub thought it would be better to accompany the con-tracts with conversation about what stood behind the ideas and lan-guage. VP Cornelsen replied with his opinion that, experienced people reading the contracts might likely be able to learn from something they learn is happening elsewhere. Thanks were expressed to Mr Ayoub for attending the conference on behalf of Detroit’s theater musicians.

12:58 pm The meeting recessed, Mr Ayoub took new photos of the Executive Board, and he left the meeting.

1:10 pm Meeting resumed. President Troia gave

the following report:The final draft of the

new DSO contract is be-ing prepared for printing.

The union has a ten-tative agreement with Nederlander LLC for the Fisher Theatre, pending ratification.

The union has a ten-tative agreement with the Detroit Opera House, pending ratification.

The union has an agreement with the Community Orchestras, who are signatories to the Community Orchestra Master Agreement that just expired, pending rati-fication.

Local 5’s NABET Lo-cal 43 tenants still do not have an agreement, but feel progress is being made. However, they would like us to continue to not appear or adver-tise and turn off WDIV Local 4.

The Labor Day March will follow the same route as last year and will occur on Monday, September 4, with step-off at 9:00 am. More information will be available after the Thursday, August 31, meeting.

The Local 5 roof replacement project is now complete. Belfor Prop-erty Restoration has received final payment for the work from Hanover Insurance.

Local 5 member Earl DeForest lost his wife, Margaret, on July 31. President Troia expressed his thanks to the many members that attend-ed the visitation and funeral service for her.

On motion by Mr Lymperis, seconded by Ms Mangan, to accept the president’s report, it was accepted unanimously.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented reports of Monthly Income, Cash Dis-bursements and Comparative Fiscal Year-to-Date. On motion by Mr Lymperis, seconded by Mr McKenzie, to receive the financial reports, they were received unanimously.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented the Payroll reports. On motion by Mr McKenzie, seconded by Mr Armstrong, to approve the reports, they

were approved unanimously.Sec/Treas Ayoub presented the Officers’ Expenses and Charge

Cards reports. On motion by VP Cornelsen, seconded by Mr Zelenak, to approve the reports, they were approved unanimously.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented a report of New Member Applications from Roma Duncan, Amanda Nix, John Bian and Omar Taji. On mo-tion by Ms Mangan, seconded by Mr Armstrong, to accept the applica-tions, they were accepted unanimously.

Sec/Treas Ayoub presented a report of member reinstatements, resigna-tions, suspensions/expulsions and deaths, as well as a Local Census report.

Sec/Treas Ayoub also reported on the meetings of the AFM Diver-sity Committee that took place in Phoenix, AZ. Discussion in large part focused on diversity in symphony orchestras. It was reported that the delegates at the ROPA Conference (regional orchestras) were very interested to include a diversity component in their work.

1:53 am Meeting re-cessed.

2:00 pm Meeting re-sumed.

In Unfinished Busi-ness, President Troia thanked Mr Armstrong for attending the Labor Day March meeting that took place on July 28. Mr Armstrong reported that a problem is the amount of money that the city wants to charge the AFL-CIO, including $36,000 for po-lice and $27,000 to set up barricades. The march will have a 9:00 am step-off.

In New Business, per a request by the AFM to have copies of Local 5’s most current Lim-ited Pressing agreements,

Sec/Treas handed out copies of both the local’s updated commercial and chamber Limited Pressing agreements. The board will review the agreements and discuss them at the September meeting.

On motion by VP Cornelsen, seconded by Ms Mangan, to pay the members of the various negotiating committees the usual stipends of $100.00 each, it was approved unanimously.

President Troia handed around an article about the death of Earl DeForest’s wife.

Mr McKenzie reported on his involvement with the Kimmie Horne festival. He signed an agreement to pay work dues and pen-sion on the festival house band. Mr McKenzie has also been invited to speak at the Annual Preacher and Church Musician Conference about Local 5 and taking advantage of the union’s pension fund and other benefits. They have over 200 members. Though there have been concerns expressed by young people about pensions being there for them, President Troia related his experience of having been told when he was a young adult that social security wouldn’t be there for him to collect, and yet it is.

2:24 pm On motion by Ms Mangan, seconded by Mr Armstrong, to adjourn the meeting, it was adjourned.

Diversity Committee, l-r: Alfonso Pollard, AFM Legislative Director & AFM Diversity Liaison; John Acosta, IEB member & Pres, Los Angeles Local 47; Deacon John Moore, Pres, New Orleans Local 174-496; Bennie Keyes, VP, Grand Rapids Local 56; Susan Barna Ayoub, Sec-Treas, Detroit Local 5; Mad-elyn Roberts, former Pres & Sec-Treas, Phoenix Local 586; Keith Nelson, Sec-Treas, Las Vegas Local 369; Lovie Smith-Wright, AFM Diversity Com-mittee Chair, AFM AFL-CIO Delegate, & Pres, Houston Local 65-699; Miho Matsuno, Committee Member, New York Local 802.


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Detroit Federation of Musicians aFM Local 5

AFM-EPF Audit of Local 5Over the past several years, the Pension Fund has been au-diting all AFM locals for compliancy. Local 5 heard from them in January 2017 that they wanted to audit our books. We provided them with extensive documentation.

Essentially, the results of the audit showed that the union did not contribute on behalf of every part-time employee. The specific issue involves the wording in the agreements between the Pension Fund and AFM local unions, which indicates that every employee of the local union will have a contribution made on their behalf. However, a definition of the word employee (full-time? part-time? temporary? probationary? contracted worker?) was never included in the agreement. This point is a valid basis for contention.

Going forward to 2017 and the audit: After negotiation between the Pension Fund and the secretary-treasurer, it was mutually agreed that the local would pay about $2,000 less than we were originally charged for the unpaid pen-sion and about $1,000 less than the original amount of late payment fees and liquidated damages penalties. These last charges represent what the Fund calculates the contribu-tions would have earned in interest via investment, as well as the cost of doing the audit. Particularly in light of the issues the Pension Fund faces at this time, Local 5’s board agreed to pay $6,750, which the local did do this year in September.

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Keith Vernon passed away on June 9, 2017, at the age of 86. He was born on September 13, 1931, in Evansville, IN and affiliated with Lo-cal 5 in 1958. A 59-year member, he played the French horn. He was raised in Northern Cali-fornia and started play-ing brass instruments in grade school, transi-tioned to French horn in

high school and became a professional orchestral musician. After attending summer music camp at Tanglewood in 1953, his career included short stints in the Halifax Sym-phony, Denver Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony, before joining the Detroit Symphony, where he played for 37 years. He also attended Wayne State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in German and French. Keith is remembered by the members of his very large family as an extremely kind person who is greatly missed.

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