AFM (www.afm.org) is a labor union of professional musicians in the US & Canada, founded in 1896-the AFM is committed to raising industry standards and placing the professional musician in the foreground of the cultural landscape.
BENEFITS OF AFM MEMBERSHIP
Here are just a few of the benefits and services you are entitled to as an AFM member:
Contracts/collective bargaining. The AFM negotiates wages and working conditions in order to maintain minimum standards for its members involved in recording, TV shows, music videos, commercials, films, video games and traveling theatrical productions. The AFM also can provide a legally binding contract for any type of engagement, and when properly executed and filed with the local union, they allow the local officer to help collect payments in the case of a default.
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