Pittsburgh Musicians Union Local 60-471, AFL-CIO (Pittsburgh,PA)

The American Federation of Musicians (A.F. of M.) was founded in October 1896 in Indianapolis, Indiana as a national labor union for the musical profession. A year later Canadian musicians were invited to join making the A.F. of M. an international union. Pittsburgh Musical Society Local 60, A.F. of M., was chartered a year later in 1897 to represent musicians in the Pittsburgh area. It was an outgrowth of the Musicians Mutual Protective Union which had been founded in 1887. A separate local union for African American musicians, Local 471, was chartered January 7, 1908. In 1965 negotiations between Locals 60 and 471 began which resulted in the consolidation of the two unions into one merged local, Local 60-471, on January 1, 1966. In 1992 the Pittsburgh Musical Society 60-471 changed its name to the Pittsburgh Musicians' Union 60-471.

   

click to enlarge logo	Pittsburgh Musical Society Local 60   Presidents of Local 60 from its founding in 1897 to 1964. Member Cards of Richard Sladek, 1915 to 1960. Price list booklets from 1920 and 1946. Directory of the Pittsburgh Musical Society (Local 60) - 1925 Alphabetical List of Local 60's Members.  (Digitized as part of the Historic Pittsburgh Full Text Project.) The Musicians Journal, Local 60's Newspaper (1929). Local 60 Officers as Shown in the 65th Annual A.F. of M. Convention Program Jointly Hosted by Pittsburgh Musicians Local 60 and Local 471 in June of 1962.
click to enlarge logo	Musicians Protective Union Local 471   Historical Sketch - Local 471 Membership List from 1922. Dues Card for Erroll Garner (1940). Constitution and By-Laws Booklet from 1958. Local 471 Officers as Shown in the 65th Annual A.F. of M. Convention Program Jointly Hosted by Pittsburgh Musicians Local 60 and Local 471 in June of 1962. The African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh (AAJPSP) and Oral History Project (98:4). Musicians Index to the Membership Cards of Local 471
click to enlarge logo	Pittsburgh Musical Society Local 60-471   Finding Aid to the Records of Local 60-471 at the Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh.