Local 99 General Meeting
Monday, March 2nd, 2026
At the Local 99 Hall / Online
325 NE 20th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
5:45 pm – food (provided by the board), 6:30 pm – meeting
The primary purpose of this meeting is to 1) discuss the state of our union; 2) to vote on a proposed officer compensation increase; and 3) to vote on a proposed Bylaws amendment.
If there is a quorum (at least fifteen members in attendance), the members in attendance will be able to vote on agenda items. If there is no quorum, the meeting will be considered a meeting of our Local 99 Executive Board—members will still be able to speak, but will have no vote. A quorum is not required to nominate candidates.
Membership status
Only Local 99 members are allowed to attend meetings, though the meeting attendees can vote to allow non-members. NOTE: Provisional members and members not in good standing may not vote or run for office. If you do not know your membership status, please contact the Local 99 office.
Attending the meeting
This meeting will be held both in person and online, via Zoom conference software. If you do not have a microphone, speaker, or camera on your device, or do not have reliable internet, it is recommended you join in person. You will need to register to attend the meeting online; you can do so here: https://afm99.org/gm-fall-2025
Agenda
Quorum requirement: 15 members
- Call to order
- Roll call of officers
- Approval of Minutes of the October 7th, 2025, general meeting
- Guest: Matthew Fennell, Oregon Campaign For Just Cause, Due Process, Job Security
- Guest: Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-3)
- Reports of officers
- Reports of committees
- Communications
- Recommendation – Officer compensation increase
- The Executive Board is recommending a 2.4% cost-of-living increase for our two salaried officers (President and Secretary-Treasurer) for the 2026 calendar year. If the increase is approved, it would be applied retroactively to the beginning of the year. The total cost to the Local of this compensation increase for the year 2026 is $2,578.
- This Recommendation requires majority approval.
- Recommendation – Bylaws Amendment: Guidance for Local 99 delegates
- This recommendation to amend the Local 99 Bylaws comes from our Executive Board, and is intended to our union’s delegates to other bodies some guidance on how much independent judgement they can/should exercise.
- This Bylaws amendment requires approval of two-thirds of members present and voting.
- New business
- Good and welfare of the Association
- Adjournment
Recommendation 2026-01: Officer compensation increase
November 7th, 2025
Subject: An increase in cost-of-living and pension benefits for the Local 99 officers.
The Local 99 Bylaws dictate that the Executive Board recommend an annual cost-of-living increase for the President and the Secretary-Treasurer, to be approved by membership at a General Meeting.
The Executive Board recommends the following increases to the officer compensation:
- A 2.4% cost-of-living increase to the President’s salary, to $31,533 annually (equivalent to $28.88 hourly wage).
- A 2.4% cost-of-living increase to the Secretary-Treasurer’s salary, to $60,064 annually (equivalent to $28.88 hourly wage).
The total cost to the Local of this compensation increase for the year 2026 is $2,578.
Submitted by: Local 99 Executive Board
Recommendation 2026-02: Guidance for Local 99 delegates
WHEREAS, on occasion, delegates representing Local 99 are called to make decisions on issues that Local 99 as a whole may not have a position on; and
WHEREAS, the Local 99 Bylaws lack clarity on whether or not our delegates to various bodies may use their best judgment when faced with a decision for which they have not yet been directed by the Local; and,
WHEREAS, we can find model language in the AFM Bylaws, Article 19, Section 8(b), which states that “unless given specific direction by the AFM Convention or, in the absence of Convention direction, the IEB, AFM Delegates to a convention or conference of a non-AFM organization (e.g., the AFL-CIO) shall be free to exercise their representative duties in the manner they see best fit, provided that this exercise of representative duties is not inconsistent with the AFM’s mission as set forth in these Bylaws”; but also,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the members of Local 99 to be informed of decisions our representatives will be making or have made on our behalf; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that Article XV of the AFM Local 99 Bylaws be amended with a new section, as follows:
SECTION 4. Unless given specific direction by the Executive Board or the membership, delegates to all bodies with which the Union is affiliated, including, but not limited to, the American Federation of Musicians Convention, the Western Conference of Musicians and local and state central labor councils, shall be free to exercise their representative duties in the manner they see best fit, provided that this exercise of representative duties is not inconsistent with the Union’s mission as set forth in these Bylaws. Whenever reasonably possible, a delegate shall give at least two weeks’ notice to the Executive Board of any known representative duties. If a delegate cannot give advance notice to the Executive Board, they shall instead provide to the Executive Board a report of any actions taken or decisions made as a representative of Local 99. This reporting requirement shall not extend to how a delegate voted in elections.
Recommended by Local 99 Executive Board, January 9th, 2026