Local 802 AFM
@Local_802_AFM
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Our union is the world's largest local of professional musicians, representing thousands of performers in NYC and beyond. #802strong
322 west 48th Street NYC
Joined March 2009
The #Local802 Broadway Negotiating Committee began bargaining today for our next contract. We were joined in solidarity by @The_AFM President Tino Gagliardi, @ActorsEquity Exec Director Al Vincent Jr., and Equity Bargaining Committee Co-Chairs Jacqueline Jarrod & Anne McPherson
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@Broadwaymusicians put the MUSIC in MUSICALS! #Local802 musicians are showing their solidarity as we begin negotiations with the @BroadwayLeague 🎵✊: @The_AFM @CentralLaborNYC @NYSAFLCIO @AFLCIO @ActorsEquity.
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Free for Local 802 members and all entertainment professionals!.
We are proud to sponsor this free workshop with @alifeinthearts! đźŽâś¨This session will help entertainment professionals set clear financial goals and discover practical strategies to achieve them. Reserve your spot now: #LifeInTheArts #Actorsfcu.
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"The cancellation of @colbertlateshow without clear explanation is deeply concerning and raises serious questions about the broader implications for free expression and artistic freedom." SEE OUR FULL STATEMENT BELOW:
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MUSICIANS & A.I. 🎵 ✊ 🤖 The #MusiciansUnion welcomes *indie musicians* (+ all musicians) for a conversation about generative #AI. FREE! Both union and non-union members are invited. Details and registration at @The_AFM @UMAW_ @MusicWorkers
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Pay musicians their worth. Arts for all. Make New York City Affordable. Vote: @ZohranKMamdani.
Art can't just be a luxury for the few. That requires a city where artists can actually afford to live and create, and where musicians don't just receive recognition but fair pay. That's what @Local_802_AFM organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
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RT @ZohranKMamdani: An endorsement from the largest local union of professional musicians in the world sounds a little different than the o….
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AFM Local 802 is proud to announce our endorsement of Democratic candidate for NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani
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#Local802 recently welcomed @GovKathyHochul to our union membership meeting! @The_AFM @CentralLaborNYC @NYSAFLCIO
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Musicians take a win in New York budget! #Local802 @The_AFM @GovKathyHochul @bradhoylman @LindaBRosenthal @CentralLaborNYC @NYSAFLCIO #UnionStrong #UnionPower
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"NYC is the greatest stage in the world. Let's make sure the musicians who bring it to life can afford to stay on it." Op-ed by #Local802 Pres Bob Suttmann & NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher in @amNYOpinion : @The_AFM @CentralLaborNYC @EricDKoch @ebottcher.
amny.com
There’s no city in the world like New York — and no sound like the one it makes. From the smoky jazz clubs of Harlem to the orchestras in Lincoln Center, from
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RT @ebottcher: NYC’s cultural heartbeat is powered by its musicians — They deserve fair pay, health care, and dignity on and off the stage.….
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There’s no city in the world like New York — and no sound like the one it makes. From the smoky jazz clubs of Harlem to the orchestras in Lincoln Center, from
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MEET OUR NEW MEMBERS! Today, say hello to new member of @The_AFM #Local802 Charlie Willis (@CharlieW214). Read his story at Musicians join the union at (students pay NO initiation fee!) @CentralLaborNYC
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RT @The_AFM: President Trump, in his Fiscal Year 2026 Budget request, has called for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts….
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"Unions are essential to ensure fair wages and working conditions" says Lindsay Ross, a proud new member of @The_AFM #Local802. Read her story here: Musicians join the union at (students pay NO initiation fee!). @CentralLaborNYC
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We call on our national leaders to guarantee funding of the NEA at $1 per capita, and to ensure stability for our arts organizations by keeping politics out of their funding.” . – Bob Suttmann, President, AFM Local 802.
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fewer shows, jobs, and economic activity. The arts at their best can heal and bring people together; hurting them only creates more hate and division.
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