Monday 3/18: Fair Trade Music Seattle Meeting
March 18, 2013
Seattle musicians: come to the Fair Trade Music meeting tonight. It’s open to working musicians of all genres. Guest speaker: Dmitri Iglitzin on the legal rights of working musicians. He’ll give a short but invaluable presentation on the legal rights of working musicians followed by a short Q & A session.
If you have needed answers to questions about contracts, cash payments, non-payment etc. this is the time to ask!
About Dmitri:
Dmitri Iglitzin is a partner in the law firm of Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt, Seattle, Washington. He received his B.A. from Yale University, magna cum laude, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan School of Law, magna cum laude.
He represents numerous unions, including affiliates of the American Federation of Musicians, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, the Laborers International Union, the Service Employees International Union, AFTRA, IATSE, and the American Federation of Teachers. Among his most notable legal accomplishments is the case of Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc., which resulted in a decision by the Washington State Supreme Court holding that all workers in Washington State have a legally enforceable right to a paid ten-minute rest period for every three hours of work.