Milwaukee Musicians' Association

Effective November 2, 2015, Local 8’s office hours are Mondays from 10:00am until 2:00pm and by appointment on other days and times.

Joe Hill was a well known songwriter and Union organizer in the early 20th century. A concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of his execution will take place at Anodyne Coffee in Milwaukee on the evening of May 8. For more…

In 1886, the Wisconsin state militia shot and killed workers in Bay View who were participating in a parade to support the establishment of an 8 hour work day. This year’s commemoration of the tragedy is scheduled to begin at…

Who: All are welcome What: A tribute to those who died or were injured on the job in the past year. When: 5:00pm on April 28 Where: Zeidler Union Square between 3rd and 4th Streets on Michigan Street in Milwaukee…

Woody Herman, a giant in the music business during the big band era, was a Milwaukee native who joined our Union at the age of 15. Accordingly, Local 8 supports a very significant concert featuring the Woody Herman Orchestra on…

The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and Milwaukee Area Labor Council endorse the following: Supreme Court: Ann Walsh Bradley Glendale Mayor: Bryan Kennedy Milwaukee County Board: Supreme Moore Okomunde and Eddie Cullen Milwaukee School Board: Wendell Harris Constitutional Amendment Question: NO  

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“In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as ‘right to work.’ It is a law to rob us of our civil rights and job rights. Its purpose is to destroy…

Local 8 mourns the loss of Sam Armato, a member of our Union for more than 80 years.  Services are set for January 5, 2015.  For more information, please click here.

Dear friends and colleagues, I have thoroughly enjoyed being a representative of our Local’s Union.  It was an enlightening experience, and I encourage every member to be involved: participate in meetings, call the office or speak to a Board member…