Press Releases

Local 802 Supports the Musicians of the Baltimore Symphony

NEW YORK, NY – June 5, 2019 – Baltimore Symphony management announced last week that it was canceling summer programming and proposing to shorten the performing season from 52 weeks to 40 weeks. Musicians’ pay would be cut by roughly

Local 802 AFM Theater Musicians Launch “Musicians of Broadway” Website

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 22, 2019

Local 802 Musicians Rally, Perform in Solidarity with Striking Chicago Symphony Musicians

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 12, 2019 CONTACT: Maria DiPasquale / Local 802 AFM mdipasquale@local802afm.org / 212-245-4802 ext. 197 Local 802 Musicians Rally, Perform in Solidarity with Striking Chicago Symphony Musicians NEW YORK, NY – Friday, April 12, 2019 – Over 150

Local 802 Musicians Rally in Solidarity with Striking Chicago Symphony Musicians

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 11, 2019 CONTACT: Maria DiPasquale / Local 802 AFM mdipasquale@local802afm.org / 212-245-4802 ext. 197 Local 802 Musicians Rally in Solidarity with Striking Chicago Symphony Musicians NEW YORK, NY – Local 802 musicians will stand together on Friday, April 12 to show

Save the NEA: Local 802 Statement on Eliminating NEA Funding in President’s Budget

NEW YORK, NY – Thursday, March 21, 2019 – As many of you know, the Trump Administration has proposed terminating funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of its proposed budget. Defunding the NEA would have

Statement in Support of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians

NEW YORK, NY – March 13, 2019 – The promise of a pension is a sacred one and the musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are right to insist that it not be compromised. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has assets of over