SAG-AFTRA
American labor union governing media professionals and entertainers
Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is an American labor union representing approximately 160,000 movie and television actors, journalists, radio personalities, recording artists, singers, voice actors, and other media professionals worldwide.
| Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists | |
| Founded | March 30, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Members | 116,741 ("active" members) (2016)[1] 80,440 (other members; withdrawn/suspended) (2014)[2] |
| Affiliation | AAAA, AFL-CIO, IFJ, FIA |
| Website | www |
The organization was formed on March 30, 2012, following the merger of the Screen Actors Guild (created in 1933) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.[3] SAG-AFTRA is a member of the AFL–CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States.[4]
Presidents
change- Ken Howard (2012–2016)
- Gabrielle Carteris (2016-2021)
- Fran Drescher (since 2021)
References
change- ↑ Whipp, Glenn, SAG Awards 2016: Take that, Oscars -- diversity's the big winner tonight, Los Angeles Times, January 30, 2016
- ↑ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-391. Report submitted July 30, 2014.
- ↑ "SAG, AFTRA Members Approve Merger to Form SAG-AFTRA" (Press release). SAG-AFTRA. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Unions of the AFL-CIO". AFL-CIO. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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