REMINDER! The AGMA Staging Staff Caucus will welcome back guest speakers Narda E. Alcorn and Lisa Porter on June 27. Check out their bios here. Narda and Lisa will present “Staging Staff’s Role in Building an Equitable and Inclusive Production Culture” and...
We are happy to report that the collective bargaining agreement between AGMA and Sarasota Ballet was ratified by AGMA leadership, after being overwhelmingly approved by the shop. Highlights include: Progress toward eliminating inequitable pay structures; first-year...
Important meeting reminder! The OCCC meeting on June 27 will focus on Chorister Bargaining Priorities. Whether you are an artist that sings in an opera chorus, a concert choir, or a symphony chorus, it’s vital your voice be heard. Today around 1:00 p.m. ET, the OCCC...
Juneteenth is the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The tragic reality was it took more than two years from when President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation for the last enslaved people to be freed – in Galveston, Texas...
A year after receiving an AFL-CIO direct charter, President Ray Menard and AGMA Governor Evelyn Santiago attended the 29th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia as union delegates. This marks the first time since 2005 that AGMA had a delegate presence at...