The American Federation of Musicians and AFM Local 802 held a solidarity rally in Times Square – negotiations for the AFM’s Sound Recording Labor Agreement must be fair for musicians.

Negotiations has resumed with record labels, including Sony, Universal, Hollywood Records and Warner.

Local 802 President Dan Point said, “Musicians are leading the fight for fair wages, health care, retirement benefits, protection against A.I. theft, and – most important of all – a voice at the table. We demand consent, compensation and credit when A.I. is trained on our creative work.

Top demands from the musicians include fair wages and preventing A.I. from stealing musicians’ creativity.