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 @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
That's what @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
July 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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 @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
That's what @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
Imagine pardoning people who stormed the Capitol and assaulted police officers on January 6 but trying to depict this as scary?! @local802.bsky.social
Have a fun, peaceful, and empowering day with your community, everyone! #NoKings
Have a fun, peaceful, and empowering day with your community, everyone! #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Imagine pardoning people who stormed the Capitol and assaulted police officers on January 6 but trying to depict this as scary?! @local802.bsky.social
Have a fun, peaceful, and empowering day with your community, everyone! #NoKings
Have a fun, peaceful, and empowering day with your community, everyone! #NoKings
Congratulations to @actorsequity.bsky.social on your tentative agreement for a healthy Broadway! 🎉 We remain in solidarity with American Federation of Musicians @local802.bsky.social as they continue to negotiate for a fair deal. #UnionStrong 💪
Equity and The Broadway League have reached a tentative agreement on the Production Contract. Now we will bring the deal to our members for ratification, and in the meantime, we are putting our full support behind AFM Local 802 as they work with the League to reach a deal that averts a strike.
October 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Congratulations to @actorsequity.bsky.social on your tentative agreement for a healthy Broadway! 🎉 We remain in solidarity with American Federation of Musicians @local802.bsky.social as they continue to negotiate for a fair deal. #UnionStrong 💪
BROADWAY MUSICIANS GATHER FORCES! mailchi.mp/local802afm/... #Local802
@The_AFM
@EricDKoch
@CentralLaborNYC
@BwayMusicians
@BalletOrchestra
@NYPMusicians
@METOrchestra
@The_AFM
@EricDKoch
@CentralLaborNYC
@BwayMusicians
@BalletOrchestra
@NYPMusicians
@METOrchestra
May 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
BROADWAY MUSICIANS GATHER FORCES! mailchi.mp/local802afm/... #Local802
@The_AFM
@EricDKoch
@CentralLaborNYC
@BwayMusicians
@BalletOrchestra
@NYPMusicians
@METOrchestra
@The_AFM
@EricDKoch
@CentralLaborNYC
@BwayMusicians
@BalletOrchestra
@NYPMusicians
@METOrchestra
UNION YES! Accompanists join #Local802 and get ready to negotiate first contract! www.local802afm.org/allegro/arti... @The_AFM @EricDKoch @CentralLaborNYC @AFLCIO @NYSAFLCIO #unionstrong #unionorganizing #musiciansunion #Allegro
April 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
UNION YES! Accompanists join #Local802 and get ready to negotiate first contract! www.local802afm.org/allegro/arti... @The_AFM @EricDKoch @CentralLaborNYC @AFLCIO @NYSAFLCIO #unionstrong #unionorganizing #musiciansunion #Allegro
#CriticalAI editor #LaurenGoodlad joins #Rutgers student #RayzelFine in their article for @local802.bsky.social's #Allegro magazine. Read "Defining the Magic," a tribute to poetry, music, and solidarity. mailchi.mp/local802afm/...
May 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
#CriticalAI editor #LaurenGoodlad joins #Rutgers student #RayzelFine in their article for @local802.bsky.social's #Allegro magazine. Read "Defining the Magic," a tribute to poetry, music, and solidarity. mailchi.mp/local802afm/...
Broadway is the beating heart of NYC's arts and culture.
The artists and crew who make it possible deserve appropriate pay and benefits.
I joined my colleagues in urging both sides to reach a fair contract that keeps @local802.bsky.social and @actorsequity.bsky.social workers supported.
The artists and crew who make it possible deserve appropriate pay and benefits.
I joined my colleagues in urging both sides to reach a fair contract that keeps @local802.bsky.social and @actorsequity.bsky.social workers supported.
Members Of Congress Urge Broadway Producers & Unions To Avoid Strike; Zohran Mamdani Pledges Solidarity With Actors’ Equity & Musicians
Thirty-one members of Congress have signed a bipartisan letter urging "good faith negotiations" in Broadway union talks.
deadline.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Broadway is the beating heart of NYC's arts and culture.
The artists and crew who make it possible deserve appropriate pay and benefits.
I joined my colleagues in urging both sides to reach a fair contract that keeps @local802.bsky.social and @actorsequity.bsky.social workers supported.
The artists and crew who make it possible deserve appropriate pay and benefits.
I joined my colleagues in urging both sides to reach a fair contract that keeps @local802.bsky.social and @actorsequity.bsky.social workers supported.
Labor and music friends: @aflcio.org @nationalcosh.bsky.social @mylaborradio.bsky.social @local802.bsky.social @pghlaborchoir.bsky.social @laborheritage.bsky.social — please listen, share, and help carry these voices farther. #WorkersRights #ProtestMusic
September 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Labor and music friends: @aflcio.org @nationalcosh.bsky.social @mylaborradio.bsky.social @local802.bsky.social @pghlaborchoir.bsky.social @laborheritage.bsky.social — please listen, share, and help carry these voices farther. #WorkersRights #ProtestMusic
"Unions protect musicians and help our careers" #Local802 member Craig Harris www.local802afm.org/join
January 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Unions protect musicians and help our careers" #Local802 member Craig Harris www.local802afm.org/join
The #Local802 Broadway Negotiating Committee began bargaining on 8/4/2025 for our next contract. We were honored to be joined by AFM President Tino Gagliardi, Actors Equity Executive Director Al Vincent Jr., and Actors Equity Bargaining Committee Co-Chairs Jacqueline Jarrod and Anne McPherson.
August 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The #Local802 Broadway Negotiating Committee began bargaining on 8/4/2025 for our next contract. We were honored to be joined by AFM President Tino Gagliardi, Actors Equity Executive Director Al Vincent Jr., and Actors Equity Bargaining Committee Co-Chairs Jacqueline Jarrod and Anne McPherson.
@Broadwaymusicians put the MUSIC in MUSICALS! #Local802 musicians are showing their solidarity as we begin negotiations with @BroadwayLeague. 🎵✊ www.youtube.com/shorts/fxIxY...
Broadway musicians: we put the MUSIC in MUSICALS!
YouTube video by Local 802 AFM
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@Broadwaymusicians put the MUSIC in MUSICALS! #Local802 musicians are showing their solidarity as we begin negotiations with @BroadwayLeague. 🎵✊ www.youtube.com/shorts/fxIxY...
IT PAYS TO PLAY UNION! Musicians who performed in season 3 finale of #Severance won fair wages and benefits after they organized a union contract with the help of
@local802.bsky.social and @the_afm. Read the story: local802afm.org/allegro/arti...
@EricDKoch @CentralLaborNYC @AFLCIO @NYSAFLCIO
@local802.bsky.social and @the_afm. Read the story: local802afm.org/allegro/arti...
@EricDKoch @CentralLaborNYC @AFLCIO @NYSAFLCIO
March 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
IT PAYS TO PLAY UNION! Musicians who performed in season 3 finale of #Severance won fair wages and benefits after they organized a union contract with the help of
@local802.bsky.social and @the_afm. Read the story: local802afm.org/allegro/arti...
@EricDKoch @CentralLaborNYC @AFLCIO @NYSAFLCIO
@local802.bsky.social and @the_afm. Read the story: local802afm.org/allegro/arti...
@EricDKoch @CentralLaborNYC @AFLCIO @NYSAFLCIO
We stand with @actorsequity.bsky.social & @local802.bsky.social members who have been negotiating for better workplaces on Broadway since August. Union members are demanding The Broadway League treat them w/dignity & pay their fair share for healthcare. Join us: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
October 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We stand with @actorsequity.bsky.social & @local802.bsky.social members who have been negotiating for better workplaces on Broadway since August. Union members are demanding The Broadway League treat them w/dignity & pay their fair share for healthcare. Join us: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
And this is why you don’t cave to the demands of a fascistic government. We must continue to loudly & proudly yell for what is right.
Big 👏 to @wgawest.bsky.social, @wgaeast.bsky.social, @sagaftra.org, @local802.bsky.social, @iatse.bsky.social, @aflcio.org and the many others who fought back.
Big 👏 to @wgawest.bsky.social, @wgaeast.bsky.social, @sagaftra.org, @local802.bsky.social, @iatse.bsky.social, @aflcio.org and the many others who fought back.
Breaking News: ABC said that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return on Tuesday, ending an impasse that began last week. nyti.ms/3KAl4Np
September 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
And this is why you don’t cave to the demands of a fascistic government. We must continue to loudly & proudly yell for what is right.
Big 👏 to @wgawest.bsky.social, @wgaeast.bsky.social, @sagaftra.org, @local802.bsky.social, @iatse.bsky.social, @aflcio.org and the many others who fought back.
Big 👏 to @wgawest.bsky.social, @wgaeast.bsky.social, @sagaftra.org, @local802.bsky.social, @iatse.bsky.social, @aflcio.org and the many others who fought back.
WELCOME TO ANOTHER NEW #LOCAL802 UNION MUSICIAN! "Unions represent a community effort to make sure people are treated fairly" says new Local 802 member Andrew Gould. Musicians join the union at local802afm.org/join @The_AFM @ericdkoch #UnionStrong @CentralLaborNYC
March 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
WELCOME TO ANOTHER NEW #LOCAL802 UNION MUSICIAN! "Unions represent a community effort to make sure people are treated fairly" says new Local 802 member Andrew Gould. Musicians join the union at local802afm.org/join @The_AFM @ericdkoch #UnionStrong @CentralLaborNYC
#Unionproud! #UnionStrong! I stand with @actorsequity.bsky.social and @local802.bsky.social for a fair contact. Please sign the petition, if you do too.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stand United for a Healthier Broadway
If you love going to the theatre, then you're familiar with the "the
show must go on" mentality that has persisted within the theatre
industry. For generations, that phrase has been a plucky,
pull-...
actionnetwork.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
#Unionproud! #UnionStrong! I stand with @actorsequity.bsky.social and @local802.bsky.social for a fair contact. Please sign the petition, if you do too.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Yesterday was the first day of bargaining between Equity and the Broadway League. Shout out to our negotiating team who will be making sure that your voices are heard every time they sit at the table. Thank you to our friends from @local802.bsky.social who were there to stand in solidarity.
August 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Yesterday was the first day of bargaining between Equity and the Broadway League. Shout out to our negotiating team who will be making sure that your voices are heard every time they sit at the table. Thank you to our friends from @local802.bsky.social who were there to stand in solidarity.
The Associated Musicians of Greater New York, AFM Local 802 seeks a Business Representative/Organizer – Off-Broadway to be based in New York City, NY. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @local802.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Associated Musicians of Greater New York, AFM Local 802 seeks a Business Representative/Organizer – Off-Broadway to be based in New York City, NY. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @local802.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social
“ @broadwayleague.bsky.social recently reported its most successful season ever and can fully afford to provide fair pay and benefits, without reducing jobs …musicians are considering the power of a strike if necessary. Their strike authorization vote is their strength.”
- @local802.bsky.social
- @local802.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“ @broadwayleague.bsky.social recently reported its most successful season ever and can fully afford to provide fair pay and benefits, without reducing jobs …musicians are considering the power of a strike if necessary. Their strike authorization vote is their strength.”
- @local802.bsky.social
- @local802.bsky.social
Congratulations to our union siblings at local802.bsky.social on their newly ratified contract with The Broadway League! Together, our unity made Broadway stronger and healthier for the workers who make it come to life.
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Congratulations to our union siblings at local802.bsky.social on their newly ratified contract with The Broadway League! Together, our unity made Broadway stronger and healthier for the workers who make it come to life.
NYC’s cultural heartbeat is powered by its musicians — They deserve fair pay, health care, and dignity on and off the stage. Proud to stand with @local802.bsky.social President Robert Suttman in calling for stronger support for the artists.
📖 Read the op-ed: www.amny.com/opinion/supp...
📖 Read the op-ed: www.amny.com/opinion/supp...
Op-Ed | Support NYC’s working musicians — our cultural backbone is at risk | amNewYork
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
www.amny.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NYC’s cultural heartbeat is powered by its musicians — They deserve fair pay, health care, and dignity on and off the stage. Proud to stand with @local802.bsky.social President Robert Suttman in calling for stronger support for the artists.
📖 Read the op-ed: www.amny.com/opinion/supp...
📖 Read the op-ed: www.amny.com/opinion/supp...
Musicians: there is power in the union! Contact us at www.local802afm.org/hotline if you want to make your gigs better! Read in #Allegro: www.local802afm.org/allegro/arti... @The_AFM @EricDKoch @CentralLaborNYC @BwayMusicians @METOrchestra @BalletOrchestra @NYPMusicians #Local802 #UnionStrong
March 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Musicians: there is power in the union! Contact us at www.local802afm.org/hotline if you want to make your gigs better! Read in #Allegro: www.local802afm.org/allegro/arti... @The_AFM @EricDKoch @CentralLaborNYC @BwayMusicians @METOrchestra @BalletOrchestra @NYPMusicians #Local802 #UnionStrong
Meet our new union members! "I'm excited to be part of an organization that will protect my rights as a musician," says MARTY TUNG. #Local802 www.instagram.com/p/DExTKH9OYXX/
January 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Meet our new union members! "I'm excited to be part of an organization that will protect my rights as a musician," says MARTY TUNG. #Local802 www.instagram.com/p/DExTKH9OYXX/
#CongestionToll reimbursement for musicians! Many #Local802 union contracts contain congestion toll reimbursement. www.instagram.com/p/DEnNgIJOqi... www.local802afm.org/hotline #UnionPower #UnionContracts
January 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#CongestionToll reimbursement for musicians! Many #Local802 union contracts contain congestion toll reimbursement. www.instagram.com/p/DEnNgIJOqi... www.local802afm.org/hotline #UnionPower #UnionContracts
“The union has always assisted me with resources and negotiations -- particularly with recording and television. I am looking forward to advice, access to health care and networking.” Meet #Local802 member Nioka Workman: www.instagram.com/p/DDpeFS0vteO/
December 16, 2024 at 5:55 PM
“The union has always assisted me with resources and negotiations -- particularly with recording and television. I am looking forward to advice, access to health care and networking.” Meet #Local802 member Nioka Workman: www.instagram.com/p/DDpeFS0vteO/