Whereas<\/strong>, Some of the most important contributions to the International Conference Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM), the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), and the quality of the working lives of musicians in general, have been made by men and women who could not play a note of music; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, Many of these men and women have, nevertheless, marched to the beat of the same<\/u> drummer in other respects; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, One of those \u201clegends\u201d of the labor movement was Bill Roehl, a gifted and dedicated trade unionist who understood that musicians were workers as well as artists, and in recognition thereof gave of himself to further the goals and aspirations of ICSOM and its constituent orchestras in ways he knew best, that is\u2014the traditions and practices of true and honest trade unionism; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The current structure of the Player\u2019s Conferences and their relationship with the American Federation of Musicians was formulated from the vision and creativity of Bill Roehl; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, This past year saw the untimely passing of this mentor and friend; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference hereby express their esteem and gratitude for all he gave us, and do herewith dedicate this 2006 Conference to the memory of Bill Roehl, may he rest in the peace and tranquility he so richly deserves. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by the Governing Board and adopted by unanimous consent <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, In the numerous and important positions he held throughout the years, Richard Totusek was first and foremost a valued friend of symphony musicians, as well as musicians in all fields of endeavor; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, His services as President of Local 105, Vice-President of Local 47, Honorary Parliamentarian of Local 369, and parliamentarian extraordinaire at many ICSOM and ROPA Conferences were sensitive, insightful, and truly valuable; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, His good humor, intelligence, and devotion to the causes of musicians everywhere will be sorely missed; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The many ICSOM delegates and officers who knew Richard Totusek mourn his passing; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference express their condolences to his wife and family, and posthumously name him Parliamentarian Emeritus of ICSOM, and, be it further <\/strong><\/p>\n Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be framed and presented to Ms. Joan Totusek as a token of their respect and admiration for her husband and devoted friend of musicians of the USA and Canada. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by the Governing Board and adopted by unanimous consent <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, Distinguished ICSOM Legal Counsel (\u201cDILC\u201d) Leonard Leibowitz has served ICSOM and its member orchestras for nearly 35 years; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The access member orchestras have to Counsel is exceptional; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, A new three year agreement between the Governing Board and the DILC has been negotiated and now requires approval at the Conference; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That Leonard Leibowitz, a\/k\/a DILC, be retained for a term of three (3) years upon the following financial terms: <\/strong><\/p>\n In all cases, reasonable expenses shall be reimbursed in accordance with governing board policies. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by the ICSOM Governing Board, as amended <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, It is AFM policy to provide the best possible representational services to its members; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, One of the programs used to implement that policy for symphonic members is the Orchestra Service Program (OSP); and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The current Orchestra Service Program by-law provides only one method of insuring that Symphonic members receive the best possible representational services; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, It would be beneficial to members, locals and the AFM that there be other suitable programs; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, A pilot program in St. Louis has proven useful in providing such representational services; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the 2006 ICSOM Conference recommends Article 5, Section 38(b) of the by-laws of the American Federation of Musicians be amended as follows: <\/strong><\/p>\n ARTICLE 5, SECTION 38(b)<\/p>\n In the event that a Local does not or cannot provide the services set forth above in a satisfactory manner, or upon the request of the Local or the members of an orchestra for reasonable cause, the International President (after consultation with the Local and the members involved) shall have the authority to take any of the following actions: <\/u><\/p>\n SECTION 30. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws and upon good cause shown, the IEB shall have the authority to assign collective bargaining rights from one Local to another. Such assignment shall be done in accordance with applicable labor law and with a procedure established by the IEB. Such procedure shall include:<\/p>\n Submitted by Bradford D. Buckley (St. Louis) and the Governing Board <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The members of the orchestra of the Atlanta Ballet are once again facing the elimination of their jobs; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, Once again they need and deserve the support of their colleagues in ICSOM and the AFM; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The elimination of a live orchestra for ballet represents a diminishment of the quality of the dance experience; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The Governing Board and delegates to the ICSOM Conference wish to do everything in their power to support their struggle to maintain their jobs, as well as maintaining the artistic standards of the Atlanta Ballet; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference hereby express their full support and empathy for the members of the Atlanta Ballet orchestra, and urge the leadership of the AF of M to once again act as strongly as possible to prevent the lowering of the artistic quality of a nationally-recognized ballet company, and to save the jobs of one of the great ballet orchestras in the nation. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by the Governing Board and adopted by unanimous consent <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, It is a long-standing ICSOM policy that the AFM bylaws should prohibit union officers from serving as contractors or in any other supervisory capacity over other AFM members; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, ICSOM submitted a resolution on the subject to the AFM 2005 Convention, which received a negative recommendation from the Law Committee on grossly inadequate grounds and without any effort to work with the proponents to resolve the legal issues given by the Law Committee for their negative recommendation; therefore be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the ICSOM Governing Board be directed to re-submit the resolution to the 2007 AFM Convention; and, be it further <\/strong><\/p>\n Resolved, That the ICSOM Governing Board actively seek the support of AFM Locals and the other Player Conferences for such legislation. <\/strong><\/p>\n Whereas, There are many Locals in which the Officers also work as Contractors, Personnel Managers, or Booking Agents, creating a clear, inherent conflict of interest that has a chilling effect on a member\u2019s ability to receive fair and impartial representation; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That Article 5, Section 7(d) of the Bylaws be amended, as follows:<\/p>\n No Local Officer shall (1)<\/u> serve in the position of a Personnel Manager or a Contractor for an employer of musicians in the Local\u2019s jurisdiction[ Submitted by Robert Levine (Milwaukee) <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The administration of the Teatro Municipal<\/em> in Santiago, Chile has suspended the entire 2006 season in an effort to break the collective agreements with the Orquesta Filarm\u00f3nica<\/em>, professional choir, and maintenance departments; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The administration of the Teatro Municipal<\/em> has fired 44 workers working under collective agreements, thereby crippling the orchestra, choir and maintenance staff; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The administration of the Teatro Municipal<\/em> has engaged in blatant age discrimination, as demonstrated by the fact that all the terminated members of the orchestra were over the age of 50; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, Maximiano Valdes, the internationally renowned Chilean conductor, has resigned as music director on the grounds that he cannot do his job with so few musicians; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The administration of the Teatro Municipal<\/em> has imported orchestras from England and Poland to replace the musicians of the Orquesta Filarm\u00f3nica<\/em>; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The Teatro Municpal de Chile<\/em> has taken action against the Orquesta Filarm\u00f3nica<\/em>, as well as many other non-orchestra member-employees; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, These actions have resulted in the loss of work for these employees, as well as the loss of their ability to join and form unions, and to bargain collectively for the terms and conditions of their employees; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The rights of workers of all kinds to join together and act in concert for their mutual aid and protection should be considered inalienable; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The administration of the Teatro Municipal<\/em> has engaged in a concerted campaign in the press to defame and denigrate its own musicians and employees; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference express their support for their colleagues in the Orquesta Filarm\u00f3nica<\/em>, and the members of the chorus and the maintenance staff;<\/strong> and, be it further<\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference urge President Michelle Bachelet to intervene to preserve the artistic and organizational integrity of the Orquesta Filarm\u00f3nica; and, be it <\/strong><\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference deplore these actions of the Teatro Municipal<\/em> as a blatant attempt to destroy the rights of the musicians of the Orquesta Filarm\u00f3nica<\/em> and their colleagues. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by Robert Levine (Milwaukee), as amended <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, The virtual orchestra machine represents a very real threat to live music; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, Local 802, under the leadership of President David Lennon, has fought against the use of this machine for the past two (2) years; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, As a result of this campaign, there are now virtual orchestra machine bans in cities across the nation, as well as legal rulings upholding the legality of these bans; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the ICSOM Governing Board and the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference express their admiration and gratitude to Local 802 and David Lennon for their ongoing and courageous campaign to ban or at least restrict, to the greatest extent possible, the use and\/or the proliferation of the virtual orchestra machine in any form or incarnation, and for their devotion to the cause of live music. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by the Governing Board and adopted by unanimous consent <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, Jan Gippo has served his orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, in a number of capacities, including Chair of the Musician\u2019s Council, member and Chair of the Negotiating Committee and ICSOM delegate; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, In 2002 he was elected Chairman of ICSOM; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, His election to the chairmanship of ICSOM came at a crucial and difficult moment in the history of the organization; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, During his stewardship, Jan worked with a restructured Governing Board, initiated personal visits to many constituent orchestras, represented ICSOM with distinction at numerous conferences and seminars including the annual ASOL Conference, and initiated Delegate\u2013L as an innovative method of private communication among ICSOM delegates; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, By these and other activities he has advanced the causes of ICSOM, and those of the entire symphonic workplace; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, He has chosen to step down as chair of ICSOM in order to devote most of his time to his new wife and family, as well as internal matters of his orchestra; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians Conference express their respect, admiration and gratitude to Jan Gippo for his remarkable body of work on behalf of the members of his own orchestra as well as the members of all ICSOM, ROPA and OCSM Orchestras in North America;<\/strong> and be it further<\/p>\n Resolved, That Jan Gippo be granted the title of Chair Emeritus as a gesture of respect and admiration; <\/strong>and be it further<\/p>\n Resolved, That this Resolution be framed and presented to Jan Gippo as a memento of the fondness and respect in which he is, and shall always be held. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by the Governing Board and adopted by unanimous consent <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, Michael Moore has served as the ICSOM delegate from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a quarter of a century without a break in service; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, This distinguished service also included 12 years of service as Member at Large and since 2002 service in the incredibly difficult and virtually thankless office of \u201cIHAT\u201d (ICSOM Hard-Ass Treasurer); and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, His contributions to ICSOM, the AFM, his local union, and especially to his colleagues in the ASO as well as those of virtually every other musician in the nation have been immeasurable; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, He is eminently deserving of the accolades and gratitude of all of us; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference hereby congratulate Michael Moore for his many contributions over these past twenty-five years, and express their appreciation for service well-done, and their wishes for as many more years as he is willing to continue to devote to the improvement of the quality of life of symphony, opera and ballet musicians everywhere. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by the Governing Board and adopted by unanimous consent <\/em><\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, for the past thirty years the AFM, and most of all, the members of all symphony, opera and ballet orchestras throughout the United States and Canada have been quietly, but admirably and effectively served by David Angus; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, This service has included representing his own orchestra as ICSOM delegate for 25 of those years, as well as Chair of his Orchestra Committee, President of his Local Union, Trustee of the AFM Strike Fund, Chair of the ICSOM Nominating Committee, Regional Vice-Chair of the Eastern Orchestras of ICSOM, and most notably, the President of ICSOM; and<\/p>\n Whereas<\/strong>, His name must be added to the list of ICSOM luminaries who, over the years, have given so much of themselves to the betterment of the working lives of symphonic musicians, and to musicians everywhere; therefore, be it<\/p>\n Resolved, That the delegates to the 2006 ICSOM Conference hereby express their respect, gratitude, admiration and genuine fondness of David Angus, and that they will continue to hold him in that same high regard and esteem in which he is held by all who have had the pleasure of working with him in any of his many roles. <\/strong><\/p>\n Submitted by the Governing Board and adopted by unanimous consent <\/em><\/p>\n
\nResolution #2\u2014Richard Totusek<\/h4>\n
\nResolution #3\u2014ICSOM Counsel Retainer<\/h4>\n
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\n 2006\u201307<\/strong><\/td>\n \u2014<\/td>\n $3750 per month ($45,000 annually)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2007\u201308<\/strong><\/td>\n \u2014<\/td>\n $4000 per month ($48,000 annually)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2008\u201309<\/strong><\/td>\n \u2014<\/td>\n $4166.66 per month ($50,000 annually)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nResolution #4\u2014Amendment of AFM Bylaw Regarding OSP<\/h4>\n
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\nResolution #5\u2014Atlanta Ballet Orchestra<\/h4>\n
\nResolution #6\u2014Regarding Contractors on Union Boards<\/h4>\n
. Beginning with a Local\u2019s next election on or after August 1, 2001, no Local Officer, except in Canada, shall serve in the position of a contractor of musicians in the musical theater field.<\/del>]; (2) work in any position where s\/he receives any remuneration from contracting or booking musical units (other than a regularly organized one of which s\/he is a leader or member) in the Local\u2019s jurisdiction, except in his\/her capacity as a Local officer administering an employment referral or booking program on behalf of the Local. <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nResolution #7\u2014Orquesta Filarm\u00f3nica<\/em> in Santiago, Chile<\/h4>\n
\nResolution #8\u2014Virtual Orchestra Machine<\/h4>\n
\nResolution #9\u2014Jan Gippo<\/h4>\n
\nResolution #10\u2014Michael Moore<\/h4>\n
\nResolution #11\u2014David Angus<\/h4>\n
\nResolution #12\u2014Nancy Stutsman<\/h4>\n