SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA

Full name	Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Founded	March 30, 2012 (as SAG-AFTRA) September 17, 1952 (as AFTRA) July 12, 1933 (as SAG)
Members	165,000+
Country	United States
Affiliation	AAAA (AFL-CIO), IFJ, FIA
Key people	Ken Howard, President Gabrielle Carteris, Executive Vice President Amy Aquino, Secretary-Treasurer Clyde Kusatsu, National VP, LA Mike Hodge, National VP, NY Ilyssa Fradin, National VP, Mid-Sized Locals David Hartley-Margolin, National VP, Small Locals Robert Newman, National VP, Actors/Performers Catherine Brown, National VP, Broadcasters Dan Navarro, National VP, Recording Artists
Office location	Los Angeles, California 5757 Wilshire Blvd.
Website	http://www.sagaftra.org

The Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is an American labor union representing over 160,000 film and television principal and background performers, journalists, and radio personalities worldwide. 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 (created in 1952).^[1]

As of January 2013, Variety reported that the merger had proceeded with "few bumps", amid shows of good will on both sides. The stickiest remaining problem was reported to be the merger of the two pension funds, in part as a way of dealing with the issue of performers who paid into each plan, yet did not quite earn enough under either of the old plans to qualify for a pension.^[2]

References

External links

• Miller, Sean J. (21 May 2012). "SAG-AFTRA Names Top Leadership". Backstage. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
• Verrier, Richard (31 March 21012). "SAG, AFTRA members overwhelmingly approve merger". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 July 2013.  Check date values in: |date= (help)