Support the establishment of a Player Conference built by and for freelance musicians
Schedule a listening tour of all the locals by the AFM president
Assign an organizer to be accessible to Freelance Musicians
Evaluate common needs of smaller locals through series of strategy meetings involving small local officers and workers. The strategy meetings will result in a coordinated campaign that will use common strategies across the country to grow our small locals.
Hold freelance musician strategic organizing session held in Canada and the U.S.
Per the AFM bylaws, launch a strategic plan to support all locals in starting or improving their new member orientation process (with a goal that all locals will internally run a new member orientation process or have access through the national to a new member orientation process).
Present a History of the AFM for Locals to have for orientation meetings with new members
Allocate resources for the inclusion of rank-and-file members in national trainings
Power
Commit organizing resources towards building power to strengthen our Federation collective bargaining agreements
Create training resources for Locals to build political committees and lobby effectively at regional, state, and provincial levels.
Commence a participatory research study to evaluate ways of building worker power to combat job displacement from AI and disruptive technology.
Evaluate the budget to ensure that we increase our organizing capacity
Establish an AFM Organizing Department and develop strategies for best utilization
Reestablish a Communications Department to amplify our voices
Form Coalition with all entertainment unions in United States—using Canada as a model—to build a national strategy to grow worker power in the entertainment industry
Hold phone bank and rally for musicians in support of the Pro Act
Unity
Create a timeline and begin work on a much-needed update to InTune so that it will work for all Locals
Create and Implement a Federation Wide DEIA Program
Develop a program for trade shows presentations and/or presence like other entertainment unions (e.g. NAMM, SXSW, AFL-CIO)
Identify Musicians trying to Unionize and develop a relationship with them
Budget for officer training
Per the AFM bylaws, develop 3-year plan for the AFM, with an open process.
Schedule DEIA training for all conferences that have not been through the training
Start developing an in person training program for all officers on how to run an organizing model union – Basics for those who need it (running meetings, mandatory paperwork, etc.) – How to identify and organize a target group – How to develop local leaders
