American Federation of Musicians

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AFM

Image:AFM logo.png
American Federation of Musicians
Founded	1896
Members	45,000
Country	United States, Canada
Affiliation	AFL-CIO
Key people	Tom Lee, president
Office location	New York, NY
Website	www.afm.org

The American Federation of Musicians (AFM/AFofM) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada.

The American Federation of Musicians was founded in 1896, at which time it took over from an older and looser organization of local musicians unions, the National League of Musicians.

One of the most famous actions by the AFM was a ban on all commercial recording by members in the 1940s in order to pressure record companies to make a better arrangement for paying royalties to recording artists. This was sometimes called the Petrillo Ban, after the longtime powerful leader of the union, James Petrillo.

Most recently the AFM has been involved in dealing with problems caused by virtual orchestras. Many producers are now trying to save money by eliminating live musicians and using this device.

Presidents

• 1896-1900 Owen Miller
• 1900-1914 Joseph Weber
• 1914-1915 Frank Carothers
• 1915-1940 Joseph Weber
• 1940-1958 James Petrillo
• 1958-1970 Herman D. Kenin
• 1970-1978 Hal Davis
• 1978-1987 Victor Fuentealba
• 1987-1991 Martin Emerson
• 1991-1995 Mark Massagli
• 1995-2001 Steve Young
• 2001-Present Tom Lee

External link

• Official websitefr:American Federation of Musicians

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