Join Local 802

Why join Local 802?

Musicians can achieve more pay, benefits, job security and respect with a union than if they try to negotiate separately on their own.

  • As a union member, you bargain with your employers as equals. Alone, you are one worker. With the union, you are an international organization.
  • Union contracts are binding and enforceable.
  • As a union member, you make employers compete for your contract. Non-union musicians compete against each other, letting their employers race to the bottom. Union negotiations pressure your boss to beat previous agreements and outmatch contracts at other union shops. That’s why union contracts are a race to the top.

The union movement empowers all of us to work together for more justice, equality, diversity, inclusiveness and fairness in all of society – it’s a great way to be a part of social change.

We’re glad you want to join Local 802! Feel free to join right now (use the links below)…or see a list of union benefits, download our FAQ’s, contact our staff with your questions or download our fancy brochure. 

Option 1 (fastest): Join Local 802 using our online application* (*but if you’re a student — or under 21 — use option #2 below to skip the initiation fee!)

Option 2: Join Local 802 using our PDF application (anyone can use this option, and this option is also required for some special cases*). USE THIS OPTION IF YOU’RE UNDER 21 OR A STUDENT.

Once you have completed and signed the fillable PDF application, please print it as a PDF and e-mail it to membership@local802afm.org requesting the next steps on how to proceed.

*Special cases:

If any of these special cases below apply to you, please send an e-mail to membership@local802afm.org or call (212) 245-4802:

  • You used to be a member of Local 802 and you want to re-join
  • You are a member of another AFM local and you want to transfer your membership to Local 802
  • You are a member of another AFM local and you want to join Local 802 and keep your other membership active at the same time
  • You want to resign from Local 802
  • You want information on Honor Membership
  • You have any other questions not listed here

Need more help?

For further assistance, contact our staff.

To see a full list of Local 802 benefits, start at www.local802afm.org/benefits

When you join Local 802, you may receive texts from us about union business. You may opt out at any time.