The Society of Composers and Lyricists, a nonprofit trade group, is leading the drive for composers and lyricists to join the Teamsters. As one of the few remaining crafts within the industry that are not covered by a union contract, composers and lyricists have seen their wages continue to fall as studios cut music budgets. They tried to join the Writers Guild of America, but were instead referred to the Teamsters. Composers and Lyricists have not been represented since 1971, when the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America collapsed. Workers say that they just want what everyone else gets through a union contract
See "Composers and lyricists make pitch to join Teamsters", Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2009