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Reminder- May 12th is Advocacy Day! Support the MA Film/TV Tax Credit Program!

May 11, 2015

Even if you can’t go up to the State House tomorrow, May 12th, to show your support for our state’s Film/TV Tax Credit Program, you can still take part by calling both your State Representative and State Senator to urge them to support this important program and to oppose House Bill 62.

The Governor’s proposal, House Bill 62, would repeal the state’s film and television production incentive program. This bill would destroy a growing industry in Massachusetts, eliminate thousands of jobs, and have a devastating effect on local businesses across the state.

How to find and contact your State Representative and State Senator:

http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.aspx

If you can go – please see our recent post on this important advocacy day!

http://artistsunderthedome.org/malc/news/save-the-date-save-ma-film-jobs-lobby-day-may-12th/

Save Date: May 15! Creative Economy Summit of Western Massachusetts

May 5, 2015

The Creative Economy Summit, taking place May 15 from 8:30am-5pm at Greenfield Community College, is a major regional event designed to increase the capacity and success of the creative industries in Western Massachusetts. This convening is open to all members of the creative sector and will provide the opportunity to network, address public/private partnerships, gain …

AFM Sues Major Film Studios

May 4, 2015

On April 27, the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) announced it had filed suit against the film studios Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc. for breach of a collective bargaining agreement. AFM, the largest musicians union in the world, claims the studios breached a 2010 …

MA Earned Sick Time Draft Regulations & Notice of Hearings Schedule

April 30, 2015

Last fall, via ballot initiative, the citizens of our Commonwealth approved an Earned Sick Time law. This law impacts all employers in the Commonwealth from large to small and goes into effect July 1st, 2015. You can read the original ballot question here: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele14/pip144.htm Read a good explanation of the law here: http://www.agcmass.org/news-advocacy/latest-news/new-massachusetts-sick-leave-law-effective-july-1-2015/ The Attorney General just …