Professional Development

Professional Development

Current Grievances

I New England

Notice Informing Membership of Outcome of Case

The National Council has determined that a position at South Church Unitarian Universalist, Portsmouth, NH, was made vacant by wrongful termination of a member of the American Guild of Organists on January 19, 2011. In keeping with the AGO Code of Ethics, members shall not seek or accept employment or attempt to place a student or colleague in the position until the National Council has declared that differences between the Guild and South Church Unitarian Universalist have been resolved.


II New York/New Jersey

Notice Informing Membership of Outcome of Case

The National Council has determined that a position at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Freehold, NJ, was made vacant by wrongful termination of a member of the American Guild of Organists on September 21, 2000. In keeping with the AGO Code of Ethics, members shall not seek or accept employment or attempt to place a student or colleague in the position until the National Council has declared that differences between the Guild and St. Peter's Episcopal Church have been resolved.


III Mid-Atlantic

Notice Informing Membership of Outcome of Case

The National Council has determined that a position at Trinity Presbyterian Church (USA), Cherry Hill, NJ, was made vacant by wrongful termination of a member of the American Guild of Organists on November 23, 2010. In keeping with the AGO Code of Ethics, members shall not seek or accept employment or attempt to place a student or colleague in the position until the National Council has declared that differences between the Guild and Trinity Presbyterian Church have been resolved.

Notice

Holy Family Catholic Church of Davidsonville, MD, wrongfully terminated a member of the American Guild of Organists in June 2009 for which no resolution has been reached. Note: When an Institution is found to have wrongfully terminated a member of the AGO, no Guild member may serve that Institution in an interim, substitute, or independent contractor capacity beyond a 90-day period following the date of this finding.

Notice

The Church of St. Luke-St. Andrew-St. John Neumann in Ocean City, MD, wrongfully terminated a member of the American Guild of Organists on September 22, 2002 for which no resolution has been reached. Note: When an Institution is found to have wrongfully terminated a member of the AGO, no Guild member may serve that Institution in an interim, substitute, or independent contractor capacity beyond a 90-day period following the date of this finding.


V Great Lakes

Notice

Holy Family Catholic Church, Rockford, IL, wrongfully terminated a member of the American Guild of Organists on June 17, 2003 for which no resolution has been reached. Note: When an Institution is found to have wrongfully terminated a member of the AGO, no Guild member may serve that Institution in an interim, substitute, or independent contractor capacity beyond a 90-day period following the date of this finding.

Notice

Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, IL, wrongfully terminated a member of the American Guild of Organists in January, 2005 for which no resolution has been reached. Note: When an Institution is found to have wrongfully terminated a member of the AGO, no Guild member may serve that Institution in an interim, substitute, or independent contractor capacity beyond a 90-day period following the date of this finding.


VI North Central

Notice

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Wichita, KS, wrongfully terminated a member of the American Guild of Organists in June 2006 for which no resolution has been reached. Note: When an Institution is found to have wrongfully terminated a member of the AGO, no Guild member may serve that Institution in an interim, substitute, or independent contractor capacity beyond a 90-day period following the date of this finding.

Notice

Sheridan Lutheran Church, Lincoln, NE, wrongfully terminated a member of the American Guild of Organists April, 2002 for which no resolution has been reached. Note: When an Institution is found to have wrongfully terminated a member of the AGO, no Guild member may serve that Institution in an interim, substitute, or independent contractor capacity beyond a 90-day period following the date of this finding.