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Local 1000 Visit to the National Civil Rights Museum Once again, Local 1000 organized a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis while at the Folk Alliance. Don Shorock was able to capture some video of the sing-a-long in the atrium of the festival hotel... Read More.

Local 1000 on Facebook and Myspace Thanks to Debra Cowan, our new Eastern Regional Board Representative and Communications chairperson, we have a facebook grou Read More.

Executive Board Changes In Memphis, at the February Meeting of the Executive Board, 2 resignations were accepted and a new member was appointed. Read More.

Timely Lead article on AFM Pension (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE ANNOUNCED BY AFM at the end of this post) President John McCutcheon quotes a financial advisor, "It is rare to find pensions plans that are still in place that are as rich as this one is. For anyone in the industry, contributions to this pension plan should be a core part of their retirement planning." Read More.

Annual Membership Meeting at Folk Alliance in Memphis The Annual Membership Meeting of the Local 1000 AFM will be held on Saturday, February 21st 3:30-5:30 pm at a location To Be Determined in the Conference Hotel at the Folk Alliance Gathering in Memphis. Read More.

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Carrying Instruments on Airlines. The AFM reached an agreement with the TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) in 2002 which encourages airline carriers to permit instruments to be carried on board. A copy of that letter is available here. TSA Letter

NOTE: Each airline has its own policy regarding carrying instruments on airplanes and this letter will NOT trump their policy. Investing in good protective cases and using common courtesy with airline travel, while not a guarantee, go along way toward protecting the tools of our trade.