American Federation of Musicians Enters Into New Collective Bargaining Agreement With Advertisers
March 2010
In March 2010, Firm lawyers led the negotiations for a new musicians’ collective bargaining agreement with the Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations for a new three year collective bargaining agreement covering musicians who record television and radio commercials. The agreement increases musicians wages, pension and health benefit contributions and clarifies how musicians are compensated for commercials made in the first instance for use in new media and for commercials made for traditional media that are later used in new media.