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10/23/19 Membership Meeting Report

The October 23, 2019 Local 802 membership meeting was our most well-attended in recent memory, with 187 musicians showing up to participate in our union’s democratic process. (802 bylaws require that a quorum, defined as 95 members in good standing,

October Allegro is Online!

The latest issue of Allegro, our award-winning magazine, is online! Stay up to date on union business, discussions about the music industry, legislation, and the music community. Read the October 2019 issue here.

September Allegro is Online!

#MusiciansofNY

Jeffrey Lee Campbell is a Musician of New York. Jeffrey has been playing guitar from the pits of Broadway for the past 20 years, including the entire 14-year run of Mamma Mia! and the three-year run of School of Rock. Prior to his Broadway days, Jeffrey spent time freelancing,

DCINY Musicians Overwhelmingly Vote Union Yes!

On July 1, musicians of the Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Orchestra filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a union election after a strong majority of the musicians showed intent to unionize with Local 802 AFM.

802 Six-Month Report

It’s been a busy six and a half months in office. We stabilized the 802 Health Plan, negotiated a new Broadway contract with the largest economic gains 802 has seen in decades, restored fiscal responsibility to 802’s budget, re-energized organizing,