[Dixielandjazz] Pay Scales

[Russ Guarino]

The reason I am a union member is because I am able to get the performance
insurance for $255 a year.... not available to non union musicians.

Russ Guarino

Mike wrote:

> Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis wrote:
> > I am still a union member but you need to think about it.  Most of the
> > people I work with have been union members at one time or another and
> > are pretty disillusioned with it.
>
> I know a lot of musicians in my area are not Union and many
> became that way because they really didn't see the Union working
> for them.
> > If I had to depend on the Union I would be out of business but it's
> > really not fair to put that all on them.  Unions have been in the
> > decline for a lot of years.  It is a good place to network with other
> > musicians and may be worth the dues just for that.
> > Larry
>
> We've all seen what the digital age has done with the music
> industry. It remains to be seen if Union can actually keep up
> and remain a force to be reckoned with. I'd like to see Unions
> last but as you've said Unions have been in a slow decline for
> many years and they are nearly nonexistant in some cities. Where
> I live, there are very few Union gigs;mostly symphony work and
> theatre productions.
>
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