With national offices in Los Angeles and New York, and local offices nationwide, SAG-AFTRA is the iconic American labor union that represents approximately 160,000 media professionals.
Our members are the talented faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. They are actors, announcers, broadcasters, journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers and voiceover artists.
SAG-AFTRA employees support our members and thrive on securing the strongest protections by negotiating the best wages, working conditions, health and pension benefits. We preserve and expand members’ work opportunities, vigorously enforce our contracts and protect our members against unauthorized use of their work. As an organization, we believe our strength is in our diversity, and foster a people-oriented culture that is collaborative and engaging. Our employees also enjoy a competitive and comprehensive benefits package and experience a true work/life balance.
We encourage you to put your career in the spotlight and explore job opportunities at SAG-AFTRA.
Actors' Equity Association (“Equity"), founded in on May 26, 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.
Equity is governed by its own members through an elected Council, representing principal actors, chorus actors and stage managers living in three regions: Eastern, Central and Western. Members at large participate in Equity’s governance through a system of regional Boards and Committees. Equity has 28 designated area liaison cities with over 100 members each.
Equity’s President is Kate Shindle. Mary McColl is Executive Director.
Actors’ Equity Association offices are located in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Orlando.
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