The Arts, Entertainment, and Media Industry Coordinating Committee (AEMI) is one of the ways DPE connects affiliates with similar interests. The AEMI is a forum for collaboration among 12 DPE affiliate unions with members who work in the arts, entertainment and media industries. Members of these unions are actors, broadcast technicians, craftspeople, creators, choreographers, directors, musicians, performers, writers, singers, stage managers, stagehands, and other creative professionals. Through the AEMI, these 12 unions coordinate and connect on issues pertaining to public policy, bargaining with common employers, and workplace improvement.

AEMI unions include:

Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
Directors Guild of America (DGA)
Guild of Italian American Actors (GIAA)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)
Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE)

COVID-19 Impact on Industry Employment

Employment data for February 2024

AEMI Policy Agendas

AEMI Press Releases, Policy Letters, and Documents