AEA - Actors Equity Association
National Office
165 West 46th Street
New York, New York 10036
phone: 212-869-8530

Western Region - Los Angeles
6430 Sunset Blvd., Suite 700
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: (213) 462-2334
FAX: (213) 962-9788
web site: http://www.actorsequity.org/

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 - The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists
New York Office
260 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212) 532-0800
(212) 545-1238 fax
web page: http://www.aftra.org/home.html

AFTRA Washington DC/Baltimore Office
4340 East West Highway
Suite 204
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-2560
(301) 656-3615 fax

AFTRA Los Angeles Office
John Russum, Executive Director
5757 Wilshire Blvd., 9th fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 634-8100
FAX: (323) 634-8194
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.aftra.com

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 & 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.[email protected]
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).

CWA - Communications Workers of America
501 3rd St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-2797
Phone: 202-434-1100,
Fax: 202-434-1279
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.cwa-union.org/

Union representing members employed in telecommunications, printing and news media, public service, health care, cable television, general manufacturing, electronics, gas and electric utilities.

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.

IATSE General Office
1515 Broadway
Suite 601
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-730-1770
Office of the International Pres. Fax: 212-730-7809
Office of the General Secretary-Treas. Fax: 212-921-7699
Web Site: http://www.iatse.lm.com/

IATSE West Coast Office
13949 Ventura Boulevard
Suite 300
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Phone: 818-905-8999
Fax: 818-905-6297

IATSE Canadian Office
258 Adelaide Street East
Suite 403
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 1N1
Phone: 416-362-3569
Fax: 416-362-3483

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.

IBEW - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
1125 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-833-7000
Fax: 202-728-6056
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ibew.org/

Union representing people in a broad range of industries throughout the United States and Canada.

NABET - National Association of Broadcast
Employees & Technicians
Web Site: http://union.nabetcwa.org/nabet/
E-mail: [email protected]

Union representing members who are employed in the broadcasting, distributing, telecasting, recording, cable, video, sound recording and related industries.

SAG - The Screen Actors Guild
SAG National Office and Hollywood Branch Office
5757 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3600
Main Switchboard: (323) 954-1600
FAX: (323) 549-6603
web site: http://www.sag.com

New York SAG Office
1515 Broadway, 44th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Main Switchboard (212) 944-1030
FAX: (212) 944-6774

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.

The Producers Guild of America, Inc.
8530 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 450
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Telephone: (310) 358-9020
Fax: (310) 358-9520

http://www.producersguild.org
Email: [email protected]

PGA East Chapter:
100 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Fl.
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: (212) 894-4016
Fax: (212) 894-4056

Email: [email protected]

PGA East Chapter Chair: David Picker ([email protected])

PGA East Chapter Vice Chair: Lydia Dean Pilcher ([email protected])

PGA East Chapter Vice Chair: Harvey Wilson ([email protected])

Director, PGA East Operations: Mitzie Rothzeid ([email protected])

PGA SAN FRANCISCO:
Telephone: (415) 373-3663

PGA San Francisco Chair: Amy Jacobson Kurokawa ([email protected])

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

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