Documents and Links
IGSTOBM Bylaws
Our bylaws, also available on this site as a web page.
IGSTOBM Articles
History of IGSTOBM
A detailed History of the Guild by Terry Grove
Seattle Weekly: Seceeding From The Union
Reprinted with the permission of the Seattle Weekly.
The AFM Notice on Union Security: What Does It Mean to AFM Members?
An article by Sam Denov, Chicago Symphony percussion, emeritus.
Union Rights Documents
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
The text of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Official Department of Labor LMRDA web pages.
https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/statutes/lmrda-act.htm
Weingarten Rights
A summary of your Weingarten Rights.
Weingarten Rights - Full text of the Supreme Court decision
Full text of the NLRB v J. Weingarten decision from findlaw.com
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=420&invol=251
Financial Core Information
Requesting Financial Core Status
Form letters for requesting financial core status pursuant to your rights as a union member.
Twenty Seven Exit AFTRA
Reasons for going financial core, from another perspective.
Organizational Transparency
IGSTOBM on Guidestar
IGSTOBM's guidestar page. Free registration is required to view the most detail available.
http://www.guidestar.org/profile/91-1428888
IGSTOBM Chapters
Seattle Symphony & Opera Players' Organization
The Seattle Symphony & Opera Players' Organization (SSOPO) is the labor organization representing the musicians who perform for the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera. The bargaining unit is comprised exclusively of the members of the Seattle Symphony, including the music librarian. The self-governing organization (also referred to as "the Players' Organization"), is a chapter of the International Guild of Symphony, Opera and Ballet Musicians.