Jed, Local 1000 is definitely the one for you. It was created exactly for the travelling performer like yourself. You still have access to the Pension and the all risks insurance. That insurance is a peach. Cost you a little over $100.00 a year for $10,000 worth of coverage, and it will cover everything you put on the schedule right down to sheet music. And it does it with a $100.00/yr. deductible. And the venues don't have to be union, it is a craft union. Anyplace that you get a signed contract with, you simply file the contract with the union. If the owner stiffs you, you turn it over to the union and they go after the money on your behalf. I have heard that some owners don't want to sign contracts, but that one is easy for me. It simply means they don't intend, or may not want to honor their committment. No contract, no play.

Mick