The AFM issued the following statement regarding Kennedy Center management’s decision to terminate IATSE members:

“AFM and IATSE always stand together. We must never tolerate violations of our contracts.
The members of Locals 868 and B-868 are an essential part of the Kennedy Center. These workers bring communities together.
The AFM joins IATSE in calling for the Kennedy Center to restore these jobs immediately.”

~ Tino Gagliardi, International President of the American Federation of Musicians of the US & Canada