Before you accept touring employment, check with an officer of Local 99. All national and international agreements call for mandatory purchaser contributions to your pension account, over and above scale. When the proper AFM agreement is signed and filed, the employer will automatically deposit pension contributions into you account in New York. In-house payroll servcies available for those leaders who are tired of doing the paperwork. Such events include parks concerts, educational concerts and performances for hospitals and senior citizens.
Emphasis is curently on educational presentations.
To participate, you and a co-sponsor must apply to Local 99 well in advance of the event. If you make an audio recording or motion picture for an employer who has signed a Federation Agreement in that medium, you will receive additional pay over and above scale for several years from a pool of funds created from contributions by all AFM-contracted film and record producers. Each year, all AFM members who have played in film or audio recording sessions divide the pool, according to the number of sessions each musician has played. The more sessions you play, the larger the distribution you receive. This Union works for higher standards of living and safe working environments, among other issues.