Noise Action Coalition

The Noise Action Coalition is a group of musicians in the New York City area that works for getting fair treatment and pay for musicians.[1][2]

In 1997 they participated in a boycott of Arlene's Grocery. They handed out fliers which encouraged patrons, who did not have to pay a cover, not to order drinks and go on a "water strike".[3]

In 1998 the Noise Action Coalition successfully negotiated improved employment terms for musicians participating in the Knitting Factory/Texaco Jazz Festival. The minimum scale for ensembles of more than six musicians was upped to $75 per player, while the minimum scale for ensembles of less than six musicians was upped to $100 per player. The Knitting Factory also agreed to a wage scale of $200 for the 1999 festival.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Panel Discussion on Fair Pay for Musicians". Loopers-delight.com. 1999-03-22. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Noise Action Coalition". Get Jazz Gigs. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  3. ↑ The New York Times October 12, 1997, Sunday, Late Edition - Final, NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: LOWER EAST SIDE; Have Guitar, Will Picket by ERIN ST. JOHN KELLY Section 14; Page 8; Column 1; The City Weekly Desk
  4. ↑ McBride, Murdoch (July 3, 1998). "Knitting Factory Ups Pay, Musician Activism Looms". Backstage.


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