Of interest to many actors who transition between stage and screen, the AFTRA and SAG Group for One Union (G1) met for nine days in Los Angeles to continue the process of creating a successor union to SAG and AFTRA. After productive discussions and reaching consensus, a Merger Package was approved by the G1 to send to the respective boards of AFTRA and SAG for approval. The SAG National Board of Directors will meet on Jan. 27 and 28 to review and vote on the package, which includes a Merger Agreement and Constitution. The AFTRA National Board of Directors will meet on Jan. 28 and, if needed, Jan. 29 to review and vote on the package.
I AM PWD, a tri-union partnership to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the media, marked the end of its three-year campaign Wednesday, January 11 with a bi-coastal industry summit held via videoconference.
Actors' Equity Association President Nick Wyman will be among the entertainment industry national presidents who will be honored at the National Labor College Gala Tuesday, August 2nd.
The International Federation of Actors, also known as FIA (Fédération Internationale des Acteurs), has endorsed the global I AM PWD Campaign of Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild.
On Saturday, May 2nd in New York, and on Saturday, May 9th in Los Angeles, THE ACTORS FUND will be participating in the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) Revlon Run/Walk for Women, one of the nation's largest 5K fundraising events.
Join The Women in the Biz in our fight against women's cancers.
Women and men from all corners of the entertainment world, led by Team Captain Lynn Redgrave, will be joining forces on Saturday, May 2nd, as part of The Actors Fund Team at the 12th Annual Revlon Run/Walk for Women.
Join The Women in the Biz in our fight against women's cancers.
Women and men from all corners of the entertainment world, led by Team Captain Lynn Redgrave, will be joining forces on Saturday, May 2nd, as part of The Actors Fund Team at the 12th Annual Revlon Run/Walk for Women.
On Saturday, May 2nd in New York, and on Saturday, May 9th in Los Angeles, THE ACTORS FUND will be participating in the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) Revlon Run/Walk for Women, one of the nation's largest 5K fundraising events.
The Performers With Disabilities (PWD) Tri-Union Committee of Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and Actors' Equity Association (AEA), announced the launch of a major disability rights campaign to increase the visibility and equal employment opportunities for actors, broadcasters and sound recording artists with disabilities throughout the entertainment and news media - I AM PWD (Inclusion in the Arts & Media of People With Disabilities). The announcement was made Monday, October 6, at simultaneous news conferences in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC to coincide with National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) announced today that AFTRA members ratified a new three-year primetime television agreement reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) by a 62.4% margin.
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