AFM Local 1000
@afmlocal1000.bsky.social
We are American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 1000, the Traveling Musicians Union. We are specially chartered to represent acoustic musicians who perform most of their gigs away from the AFM jurisdiction where they live. Local1000.org
#FolkAlliance starts on Wednesday and we’ll be there as will @afm-union.bsky.social come by and say hi! In the meantime check out this cool video about #FairTradeMusic
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Fair Trade Music FAI Video 2026
YouTube video by local1000afm
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January 19, 2026 at 4:13 PM
#FolkAlliance starts on Wednesday and we’ll be there as will @afm-union.bsky.social come by and say hi! In the meantime check out this cool video about #FairTradeMusic
youtu.be/30X8FwcuXU8?...
youtu.be/30X8FwcuXU8?...
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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Workers across the country are fighting to make ends meet — and the Trump admin’s economic policies, including eroding workers’ rights and union-busting, are not making life more affordable.
It’s time to put working people first. @epi.org:
It’s time to put working people first. @epi.org:
47 ways Trump has made life less affordable in the last year
In the first year of his second term, President Trump has actively made life less affordable for working people. Affordability has two sides—prices and pay. While public debate fixates on rising costs...
www.epi.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Workers across the country are fighting to make ends meet — and the Trump admin’s economic policies, including eroding workers’ rights and union-busting, are not making life more affordable.
It’s time to put working people first. @epi.org:
It’s time to put working people first. @epi.org:
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Nurses are out in force on Day 2 of the #NYCNurseStrike shout out to all the nurses on this picket line early morning! #WhenWeFightWeWin
January 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Nurses are out in force on Day 2 of the #NYCNurseStrike shout out to all the nurses on this picket line early morning! #WhenWeFightWeWin
Ask us about Fair Trade Music and we’ll see you at #FolkAlliance in New Orleans!
youtu.be/30X8FwcuXU8?...
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Fair Trade Music FAI Video 2026
YouTube video by local1000afm
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January 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Ask us about Fair Trade Music and we’ll see you at #FolkAlliance in New Orleans!
youtu.be/30X8FwcuXU8?...
youtu.be/30X8FwcuXU8?...
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New year’s resolutions we can actually keep *and* rebuilding the labor movement? That’s two birds with one handful of birdseed, as our gentle-hearted editor Al Bradbury would say. What would other Labor Notes staff say? Tune in! labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/2026-is-ou... 1/3
January 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
New year’s resolutions we can actually keep *and* rebuilding the labor movement? That’s two birds with one handful of birdseed, as our gentle-hearted editor Al Bradbury would say. What would other Labor Notes staff say? Tune in! labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/2026-is-ou... 1/3
January 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
We support this statement from our Union President, Tino Gagliardi
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
We support this statement from our Union President, Tino Gagliardi
Make that phone call! Takes less than 5 min to leave a voice mail
Since President Trump’s March executive order stripped nearly 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights, he has expanded his attacks to even MORE workers.
Tell your senators: cosponsor the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Tell your senators: cosponsor the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
September 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Make that phone call! Takes less than 5 min to leave a voice mail
I am a proud member of @afmlocal1000.bsky.social - The Traveling Musician’s Union. #showyourUNIONcard #LaborDay
September 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This one's for the workers who toil night and day.
Union siblings and working people everywhere—the Dropkick Murphys!
Union siblings and working people everywhere—the Dropkick Murphys!
August 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This one's for the workers who toil night and day.
Union siblings and working people everywhere—the Dropkick Murphys!
Union siblings and working people everywhere—the Dropkick Murphys!
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My good friend and Union comrade has a wee song that y’all should listen to.
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IT AINT GONNA GO AWAY - ODE TO THE EPSTEIN FILES
YouTube video by Cathy Fink Marcy Marxer
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August 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My good friend and Union comrade has a wee song that y’all should listen to.
youtu.be/R8AGEjj2Jds?...
youtu.be/R8AGEjj2Jds?...
One our members doing what she does best.
July 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
One our members doing what she does best.
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DC 33 members make $46,000 on average and many are eligible for public assistance. “It’s been increasingly difficult for our members to find affordable housing inside the city of Philadelphia,” union president Greg Boulware told the Philadelphia Inquirer: labornotes.org/2025/07/phil...
Philadelphia Municipal Workers Strike Before July 4 Celebrations
Nine thousand blue-collar workers who make Philadelphia run went on strike July 1. After sacrificing through the pandemic and years of bruising inflation, they say they’re on strike so they can afford...
labornotes.org
July 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
DC 33 members make $46,000 on average and many are eligible for public assistance. “It’s been increasingly difficult for our members to find affordable housing inside the city of Philadelphia,” union president Greg Boulware told the Philadelphia Inquirer: labornotes.org/2025/07/phil...
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Congress voted to harm professional musicians and working people across the United States. The AFM stands firmly in opposition to these draconian cuts. Our union will continue to work to ensure all musicians may live and work in dignity with affordable access to healthcare.
AFM Condemns Congressional Cuts
Congress just voted to harm professional musicians and working people across the United States. The American Federation of Musicians stands firmly in opposition to these draconian cuts.
www.afm.org
July 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Congress voted to harm professional musicians and working people across the United States. The AFM stands firmly in opposition to these draconian cuts. Our union will continue to work to ensure all musicians may live and work in dignity with affordable access to healthcare.
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We repeat: the Senate’s budget bill would rip health insurance away from 17 MILLION PEOPLE.
NOW is the time to stand with working people. Call your senators and tell them no cuts!
231-400-0602
NOW is the time to stand with working people. Call your senators and tell them no cuts!
231-400-0602
17 MILLION people are at risk of losing their health insurance because of the Senate’s big, ugly budget bill that cuts Medicaid and the ACA. We won’t let them take our health care without a fight.
Tell your senators: no cuts that hurt working families!
Tell your senators: no cuts that hurt working families!
CALL: No Cuts to Medicaid
Right now, Congress is considering a reckless budget package that would make the 2017 tax giveaway to billionaires and giant corporations permanent, and expand the tax cuts for the rich by cutting $1....
act.aflcio.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We repeat: the Senate’s budget bill would rip health insurance away from 17 MILLION PEOPLE.
NOW is the time to stand with working people. Call your senators and tell them no cuts!
231-400-0602
NOW is the time to stand with working people. Call your senators and tell them no cuts!
231-400-0602
Support working musicians! #unionstrong
#supportworkingmusicians
#solidarity
www.local1000.org/statement-of... Sign the Statement of Support for Working Musicians - Local 1000 AFM
#supportworkingmusicians
#solidarity
www.local1000.org/statement-of... Sign the Statement of Support for Working Musicians - Local 1000 AFM
Sign the Statement of Support for Working Musicians - Local 1000 AFM
AFM Local 1000 believes that ALL working musicians have a right to: a professional and safe workplace free from physical dangers, harassment, and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (in...
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June 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Support working musicians! #unionstrong
#supportworkingmusicians
#solidarity
www.local1000.org/statement-of... Sign the Statement of Support for Working Musicians - Local 1000 AFM
#supportworkingmusicians
#solidarity
www.local1000.org/statement-of... Sign the Statement of Support for Working Musicians - Local 1000 AFM
Here we are! Please give us a follow if you support working musicians! We advocate for fair wages along with safe and dignified workspaces. If you are a traveling musicians, join us! We'll even call you on your birthday!
www.local1000.org
#UnionStrong #Solidarity
www.local1000.org
#UnionStrong #Solidarity
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June 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Here we are! Please give us a follow if you support working musicians! We advocate for fair wages along with safe and dignified workspaces. If you are a traveling musicians, join us! We'll even call you on your birthday!
www.local1000.org
#UnionStrong #Solidarity
www.local1000.org
#UnionStrong #Solidarity