30 REASONS TO BELONG TO THE AFM
| 1. Professional Pride | 16. Immigration Assistance |
| 2. AFM Website with access to online contracts, etc. | 17. International Musician and Local Newsletters |
| 3. Member Directories | 18. AFL-CIO Affiliation |
| 4. Booking and Referral Programs | 19. Central Labor Council & Provincial Labor Council Support |
| 5. 252 Local Union Offices | 20. Contract Guarantee Fund |
| 6. AFM-Employers' Pension Fund | 21. Access to Union Privilege Programs |
| 7. Sound Recording Special Payments Fund | 22. Help Wanted/At Liberty Registry |
| 8. Motion Picture Secondary Markets Fund | 23. Access to Health and Disability Insurance |
| 9. Music Performance Fund | 24. Legislative Representation in Washington and Ottawa |
| 10. Collection and Distribution of New Use Money | 25. Access to Credit Cards with preferred rates |
| 11. Partnership with Sound Exchange | 26. Discounts on computers, musical instruments, etc. |
| 12. Assistance with Recording & Broadcasting Contracts | 27. Organizing Assistance |
| 13. Negotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements | 28. Lester Petrillo Fund for Disabled Members |
| 14. Emergency Travel Assistance Program | 29. Access to list of all symphonic auditions |
| 15. Equipment and Liability Insurance | 30. Symphony, Opera, Ballet Strike Fund |
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