MEMBER RESOURCES & BENEFITS
By joining Local 802, you are a member of both the American Federation of Musicians (our national union) as well as AFM Local 802 (the NYC local).
Top resources
- Local 802 membership portal: create a free account on the Local 802 membership portal to retrieve your Local 802 union card number, pay your dues electronically, get access to the member directory, download the union bylaws, and more!
- AFM membership portal: unlock more tools by creating a separate free account on our national AFM union portal
- UNION FAQ’s (download as a Word file)
Other resources & benefits
- ACTORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (open to Local 802 members): www.actorsfcu.com
- AUDITIONS & ALLEGRO: See monthly audition ads in Local 802’s newsletter Allegro
- BROADWAY: See a current list of shows and musicians at www.broadwaymusicians.com
- CONTACT LOCAL 802: www.local802afm.org/contact
- COUNSELING, THERAPY, EMERGENCY GRANTS & MORE: erf.local802afm.org
- ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND (free programs and other resources): https://entertainmentcommunity.org/
- FLYING WITH YOUR INSTRUMENT: www.afm.org/what-we-are-doing/travel-resources
- FREELANCE MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION: https://afmfreelance.org/
- GRANTS FOR GIGS: www.local802afm.org/music-performance-trust-fund
- HEALTH INSURANCE: www.local802afm.org/healthcare
- HEALTH CLINIC FOR MUSICIANS & OTHER ARTISTS: Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts
- HISTORY OF LOCAL 802: www.local802afm.org/history
- HOTLINE: Turn a non-union gig into a union gig, report harassment and more: www.local802afm.org/hotline
- INSTRUMENT INSURANCE: www.afm.org/insurance-productsÂ
- INSTAGRAM: Local 802’s Instagram
- LEGAL ADVICE: www.local802afm.org/benefits/legal-advice
- MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE: Download our membership brochure
- PENSION: www.afm-epf.org
- REFERRAL SERVICE: Register with our national union’s referral service to put yourself out there for union gigs
- SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MUSIC SCHOOL: www.local802afm.org/scholarships/anne-walker
- SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Local 802 everywhere at www.local802afm.org/social-media
- TIKTOK: Local 802’s TikTok
- UNCLAIMED CHECKS: www.local802afm.org/unclaimed-checks
- UNFAIR LIST: See which employers are unfair at www.local802afm.org/unfair-list
- UNION SCALE: some union scale we display publicly; some are posted behind the membership portal
- UNION BOOKING AGENTS: Start at www.afm.org, log in as a member, then go to this page (the page won’t unlock unless you’re logged in)
- UNION PLUS (ADDITIONAL BENEFITS): www.unionplus.org
- VENUOLOGY (look up and rate venues): https://venuology.org/
- WEBSITE: Local 802’s website