Tino Gagliardi re-joined the leadership of Local 802 as president and executive director when he ran unopposed to win a three-year term starting on January 1, 2022.

Gagliardi recently worked in three top roles at Local 802’s parent union, the American Federation of Musicians: director of theatre, touring and booking; international representative to the eastern territory; and assistant to the international president. Previous to that, he served as the president and executive director of Local 802 from 2010 to 2018 after performing as a trumpet player in New York City’s concert, club date, theatre and recording fields. As president of Local 802, Gagliardi led negotiations for all of the major music contracts in NYC, including Broadway, the Met Opera, New York Philharmonic, NYC Ballet and many others. He served as an AFM International Executive Board member from 2010 to 2019 and served on the finance, electronic media oversight and organizing committees. During this time, Gagliardi expanded his union leadership training by attending the New York State AFL-CIO / Cornell Union Leadership Institute. In 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed him to the New York City Cultural Affairs Plan Citizens’ Advisory Committee. He is also a trustee to the American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund and AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund.

Contact Tino at (212) 245-4802, ext. 100, or e-mail below

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