Press Releases

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

New Local 802 AFM Diversity Committee Aims to Address Representation in the Music Industry

(en español abajo) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 14, 2019 CONTACT: Maria DiPasquale / Local 802 AFM 212-245-4802 / mdipasquale@local802afm.org New Local 802 AFM Diversity Committee Aims to Address Representation in the Music Industry Award-winning musicians united to form the

Local 802 statement in support of Actors’ Equity developmentals strike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 CONTACT: Maria DiPasquale 212-245-4802 / mdipasquale@local802afm.org Local 802 statement in support of Actors’ Equity developmentals strike NEW YORK, NY – January 9, 2019 – The Local 802 Musicians’ Union supports Actors’ Equity in

Argyle Theatre Orchestra Musicians Unionize with Local 802 AFM, Seek Official Certification of Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 2, 2019 CONTACT For Local 802: Maria DiPasquale (212) 245-4802 / mdipasquale@local802afm.org Argyle Theatre Orchestra Musicians Unionize with Local 802 AFM, Seek Official Certification of Union BABYLON, NEW YORK – January 2, 2019 – The

Fellow musicians call on JOSH GROBAN to reject Live Nation’s exploitative hiring practices, and demand a union contract for musicians playing his Sunday 11/18 show at Madison Square Garden!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 16, 2018 Contact: For Local 802: Laura Dolan / Geto & de Milly, Inc. (212) 686-4551 / ldolan@getodemilly.com Fellow musicians call on JOSH GROBAN to reject Live Nation’s exploitative hiring practices, and demand a union