As the year draws to a close, as I reflect on the last year, I’m choosing to look at the successes, the good moments, the things that have improved for our musicians, the things that have made our corner of the world a little better. As musicians, we strive to improve, but sometimes, it’s a […]
As I am writing this, 1,800 hotel workers, Unite Here Local 5, are on strike for better wages, benefits, and working conditions. Some of our members have participated on the picket lines, and we recently sent a band to play at Local 5’s action at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. We received words of appreciation from […]
The mission of the Music Performance Trust Fund is to provide admission-free, live, quality music events by professional musicians to schools, the senior population, and general public. Established in 1948 by a landmark labor action between the American Federation of Musicians and major recording companies of the day, royalties from record sales and, more recently, […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, Dec. 2023 Aloha MAH members. With the new year upon us, I’d like to take this opportunity to look back and reflect on what has occurred in our union world in 2023. First, happy 100th-year anniversary to us, the Musicians’ Association of Hawaii, Local 677. On the Freelance Front Although Covid is still […]
Aloha, Members: I’d like to update you all on what your union officers and volunteers have been doing during these challenging times. We have formed two committees, and we are working behind the scenes looking to the future, looking toward an end to this Covid crisis, and an upturn in the economy. The first committee […]
To assist musicians during the pandemic, MPTF is offering 100% funding for live stream performances. MPTF events usually require a sponsor or employer to fund 50% of the cost of a performance. Under this program, no employer contribution is required. Performances are paid at Local 677 scale, including all appropriate step-ups for leader, doubling, cartage, […]