Is it true that there is a blacklisting by The AFM or by contractors of Fi-Core musicians?
It is illegal (an unfair labor practice) for The AFM to deny you a work on a union session because of your financial core status (remember, you are paying your fair share). As for contractors, we have not uncovered any evidence of effective blacklisting of fi-core musicians. However, our research has shown that a form of blacklisting by certain contractors is taking place against full union members. The widely known practice of continually hiring from the same short list of certain elite musicians for most of the session work that still records in Los Angeles is effectively blacklisting the majority of talented full union members who deserve equal employment opportunities within our industry. The NES consortium unanimously agrees this is the most prevalent factor in whether we will be able to achieve this needed change. The current reality is that this is a new era in our industry. Now is the time to look at the future of our industry, and your future work opportunities. Do we continue
