I just joined Local 1000 and I am VERY impressed.

I suppose that I can sum it up in two words: NO PRESSURE

I felt that by joining only good can come of it. Since I already have health insurance (through domestic partner benefits) I am going to take advantage of the instrument insurance and the pension fund.

The other exciting news is that Local 1000 has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the Clearwater Festival. The details are too lengthy to go into here, but ine thing that is very cool is that all of the benefits for the artists at Clearwater will cover non-union musicians as well. Everyone benefits.

Here is the Local 1000 website.

Deb