NYC Musicians’ Union President Tino Gagliardi Congratulates Local 802 Member Bob Dylan on Nobel Prize Win
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Thursday, October 13, 2016

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NYC Musicians’ Union President Tino Gagliardi Congratulates Local 802 Member Bob Dylan on Nobel Prize Win
NEW YORK, NY — Thursday, October 13, 2016 — NYC musicians’ union Local 802 AFM President Tino Gagliardi congratulates Bob Dylan, Local 802 member and major supporter of the Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund, on being awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature:

“Bob Dylan has made an indelible mark on global culture, exemplifying the role that musicians, writers and artists can have in raising awareness and transforming the way we see the world,” said Tino Gagliardi, president, Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM. “The power of Mr. Dylan’s innovative musical style and poetic expression is matched only by his deep generosity and commitment to supporting working musicians and the music community. We are honored to call him a fellow member and a colleague — and could not be more proud to have a Nobel Laureate as one of our own!”

About the Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802, AFM
Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians is the largest local union of professional musicians in the world. It unites to fight for the common interests and well-being of musicians employed in New York’s music and entertainment industries through collective bargaining and legislative and political action. The union seeks to help musicians by advancing industry standards that dignify musicians’ labor and honor and enrich their art, and seeks to organize into a community all musicians and aspiring musicians, and to reach out to all who share their interests and passion. Local 802 of the AFM is an organization committed to upholding the integrity of live musical performance and to advancing the vital role of music in education, and in the economic, cultural and social life of their communities and beyond. Local 802 advocates for economic and social justice for musicians and for society as a whole. Its members live in all five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, upstate New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. http://www.local802afm.org.

About the Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund
The Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) provides critical assistance to hundreds of musicians in times of crisis a year. Since 1967, the ERF has been the place professional musicians can turn to for help in emergency situations, with crisis intervention including short-term counseling and early identification, referral and follow-up for alcohol and/or drug dependence counseling, advocacy and referrals for personal, career, family and relationship issues, legal aid and financial assistance, health services and housing issues. For a closer look at services, visit http://www.local802erf.org, where you can also find narratives of performers who have received emergency assistance when they needed it most.

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