Actors' Equity Association is the labor union representing actors and stage managers in the legitimate theater in the United States. Equity negotiates minimum wages and working conditions, administers contracts, and enforces the provisions of its various agreements with theatrical employers. There are currently about 40,000 active Equity members.

AFTRA represents actors and other professional performers, and broadcasters in television, radio, sound recordings, non-broadcast/industrial programming and new technologies such as interactive programming and CD ROMs.

ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS (ACTRA)
NATIONAL OFFICE
625 Church Street, 3rd floor,
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2G1
Phone: (800) 387-3516
Phone: (416) 489-1311
FAX: (416) 489-8076
E-mail: national@actra.ca
Web Site: http://www.actra.ca

ACTRA is a national organization of 18,000 Canadian performers working in the English-language recorded media: Film, Television, Video and all other recorded media. The Mission of ACTRA - and its predecessors - has always been to negotiate, safeguard and promote the professional rights of our Members. Interpreting this in its broadest sense, ACTRA also strives to increase work opportunities for our Members and to pursue performer-friendly public policies at the municipal, provincial and federal levels. ACTRA is affiliated to the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the International Federation of Actors (FIA).

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA (DGA)
7920 Sunset Blvd.,
Los Angeles, California 90046
Phone: (310) 289-2000
Toll-Free: (800) 421-4173
FAX: (310) 289-2029
Web Site: http://www.dga.org

The DGA represents Film and Television Directors, Unit Production Managers, First Assistant Directors, Second Assistant Directors, Technical Coordinators and Tape Associate Directors, Stage Managers and Production Associates.

THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES (IATSE)
IATSE GENERAL OFFICE
1515 Broadway
Suite 601
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 730-1770
Web Site: http://iatse.lm.com

IATSE WEST COAST OFFICE
10045 Riverside Drive
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Phone: (818) 980-3499
FAX: (818) 980-3496

The IATSE is the labor union representing technicians, artisans and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theatre, film and television production, and trade shows. It is comprised of many local unions.

The main goal of SAG is to provide competitive wages and safe, excellent working conditions for our members. It's vital to note that SAG does not function as some other labor unions in the sense that we do not have a hiring hall and do not directly provide employment for our members. Our members, like all principal and background performers, must take their own steps towards developing their professional skills, and then getting agents, auditions, and roles. Through a variety of programs and activities and industry outreach, we do everything possible to create an environment in which our members will be hired and look after their welfare once they are hired. The best thing we can do for you at the beginning of your career is to point you towards other sources of information.

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (WGA)
7000 West Third Street
Los Angeles, California 90048
Phone: (323) 951-4000
Web Site: http://www.wga.org

The WGA represents writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable and new technologies industries.