Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians is a local union of professional musicians living or working in New York City, Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York. The union's mission is to fight for the interests and well being of the musicians employed in New York's music and entertainment industries through organizing and collective bargaining as well as through legislative and political action. The website contains agreements and contracts, their Allegro magazine and other news postings, and event listings.
The Musicians' Emergency Relief Fund is a fund for members of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802. The website contains assistance applications, board of trustees and supporter information, initiatives and event information that fund raise for the fund, information on services to support member musicians, and testimonials from fund recipients. In 2020, the fund focused on raising funds for musicians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Save NYC Musicians is a website created by the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802 to fund raise for musicians and other artists who have lost work due to COVID-19 pandemic. The proceeds of the fundraiser went to the Musicians' Emergency Relief Fund. The website contained testimonials by public figures and union members, images, and the Musicians Cook! campaign and book to raise funds for the Health Benefits plan.
The Artists Rights Caucus (ARC) is a caucus of American Federation of Musicians Local 802 that advocates for legislative change to protect union members' digital rights and livelihoods. ARC supported a union campaign based on the the Music Community Response to the US Copyright Office Inquiry on Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The website was active in 2018 during the Local 802 union elections. Marc Ribot led the caucus.
Fair Share for Musicians is an action campaign of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802 and Local 47 to demand a fair contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers Association that includes streaming film and television residuals for union members. The website contains a petition, news for the campaign, and information on solidarity with the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strike. The website also includes 2024 contract bargaining updates from the union.
Musicians of the New York City Ballet is a unit of the American Federation of Musicians Local 802, which represents the orchestra of the New York City Ballet. The website contains a history of the orchestra, orchestra members, a discography of the orchestra, campaigns related to women's history in the orchestra, press, and the 2023 contract campaign between management and musicians. It also includes a petition for a fair contract that expired in August 2023.
The YouTube channel for the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802 YouTube Channel. The channel includes videos related to musician support during the COVID-19 pandemic, pension and insurance campaigns, the DCINY Orchestra Musicians strike, and the contract campaign Musicians of the New York City Ballet.
