🕵️old klezmers🎻Jan 14

a sidetrack I shall have to return to after I finish my PMBS research but damn the HUAC interrogation of musicians here is very sadly fascinating. came to it when searching the names of some minor PMBS members on Internet Archive.
https://archive.org/details/investigationofc5702unit/page/n7/mode/2up

#HUAC #MusicHistory #McCarthyism #AFMlocal802

Investigation of communism in the Metropolitan Music School, inc., and related fields. Hearings : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Hearings held Feb. 7-Apr. 12, 1957

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Broadway Musicians Ratify New Contract With Producers That Averted Strike
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https://deadline.com/2025/11/broadway-musicians-strike-1236593068/

Broadway Musicians Ratify New Contract With Producers That Averted Strike

A strike by musicians has been averted as AFM Local 802 has come to an agreement with the Broadway League on a tentative deal that was ratified on November 3.

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Broadway Musicians Vow To Strike If Contract Doesn’t Come Wednesday
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https://deadline.com/2025/10/broadway-musicians-strike-1236593068/

Broadway Musicians Vow To Strike If Contract Doesn’t Come Wednesday

The union representing Broadway musicians is vowing to go on strike later this week if a last-ditched effort at mediation Wednesday fails.

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Musicians Union Votes To Authorize Strike In Negotiations With Broadway League
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https://deadline.com/2025/10/musicians-union-802-broadway-league-strike-1236583450/

Musicians Union Votes To Authorize Strike In Negotiations With Broadway League

Broadway musicians of AFM Local 802 have "overwhelmingly" voted to authorize a strike if needed in the ongoing negotiations for a production contract.

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Actors’ Equity & Broadway League “Still Very Far Apart” As Two-Day Mediation Yields No Agreement; Talks Will Resume As Union Prepares For Strike
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https://deadline.com/2025/10/actors-equity-broadway-league-negotiations-mediation-1236577402/

Actors’ Equity & Broadway League “Still Very Far Apart” As Two-Day Mediation Yields No Agreement; Talks Will Resume As Union Prepares For Strike

Talks between Actors' Equity and The Broadway League will continue late next week after two days of mediation reached no contract agreement.

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Members Of Congress Urge Broadway Producers & Unions To Avoid Strike; Zohran Mamdani Pledges Solidarity With Actors’ Equity & Musicians
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https://deadline.com/2025/10/broadway-strike-actors-equity-hakeem-jeffries-zohran-mamdani-1236573353/

Members Of Congress Urge Broadway Producers & Unions To Avoid Strike; Zohran Mamdani Pledges Solidarity With Actors’ Equity & Musicians

Thirty-one members of Congress have signed a bipartisan letter urging "good faith negotiations" in Broadway union talks.

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Musicians Union Receives $1.5 Billion Pension Fix From American Rescue Plan
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https://deadline.com/2024/07/musicians-union-pension-fix-1236012638/

Musicians Union Receives $1.5 Billion Pension Fix From American Rescue Plan

The American Federation of Musicians and Employers Pension Plan will receive a $1.5 billion pension-fix from the American Rescue Plan.

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