TALENT UNIONS

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Dallas Branch

Screen Actors Guild is the nation's premier labor union representing actors.  With 20 branches nationwide, SAG represents nearly 120,000 actors in film, television, industrials, commercials and music videos. The Guild exists to enhance actors' working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists' rights.  Contact: Linda Dowell - Regional Representative, (972) 361-8185.  For more information, visit their website, http://www.sag.org/branches/dallasfort-worth.

 

American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA) Dallas Branch

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a national labor union representing nearly 80,000 performers, journalists and other artists working in the entertainment and news media.
Contact:  T.J. Jones, Texas Regional Director, (214) 363-8300. For more information, visit their website, http://www.aftra.org.

Another way to protect yourself... use a  "franchised agent."  This is a person, firm or corporation that has entered into an agreement with SAG and/or AFTRA under which they agree to abide by certain rules and conditions when dealing with performers who work within SAG and/or AFTRA's jurisdiction.  Lists of franchised agents can be found on both organizations' website.