www.actorsequity.org

Brooke Shields, President
Al Vincent, Jr., Executive Director

Founded in 1913, Actors’ Equity Association (Equity) represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre. Equity negotiates and administers more than 40 national and regional contracts, including those covering Broadway and touring, League of Resident Theatres (LORT), developing non-profit theatres, and many others. Membership includes many actors who are Tony, Emmy and Academy award winning performers. Equity members are ensuring artists can have strong careers in nonprofit theatre by negotiating for better wages, a wide range of benefits, and improved working conditions.

www.afge.org

Everett Kelley, National President
Kendrick Roberson, National Vice President for Women and Fair Practices

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 750,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. AFGE members include nurses, correctional officers, doctors, Social Security professionals, TSA agents, law enforcement officers, park rangers, and many others. AFGE provides members with legal representation, technical expertise, and informational services. AFGE members advocate for dignity, safety, and fairness on the job so they can more effectively serve the American people.

www.afm.org

Tino Gagliardi, International President
Ken Shirk, International Secretary-Treasurer

Founded in 1896, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is the largest musicians union in the world, representing 70,000 professional musicians across the U.S. and Canada. AFM members play in orchestras, bands, clubs, and theater, as well as make music for film, television, commercials, and sound recordings. AFM artists perform in every genre of American music including jazz, blues, country, rock, Latin, rap, classical, urban pop and gospel. The AFM negotiates fair agreements, protects ownership of recorded music, secures strong benefits, and is a voice for musicians in the halls of Congress and in state houses.

www.AFSAadmin.org

Leonard Pugliese, Ed.D., President
Lauran Waters-Cherry, Secretary-Treasurer

Founded in 1976, the American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA) is the national education union for school administrators and represents primary and secondary school principals, vice-principals, administrators, and supervisors. AFSA members are employed in school districts all over the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. AFSA members are school leaders, professionals, and supervisors who advocate for excellence and equity in their communities. Further, they use their collective voice to negotiate for policies that better the U.S. education system.

www.aft.org

President, Randi Weingarten
Secretary-Treasurer, Fedrick Ingram

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) was founded in 1916 and represents 1.6 million members in more than 3,000 locals. AFT members are pre-K through 12th-grade teachers in public and private schools; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state, and local government employees; and nurses and other healthcare professionals. In addition, the AFT represents approximately 80,000 early childhood educators and nearly 250,000 retiree members. AFT is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services.

www.musicalartists.org

Ned Hanlon, President
Jeffrey Boyd, National Executive Director

The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) was founded in 1936 and is the labor union of over 6,000 singers, dancers, and staging staff in opera, ballet and concert dance, and concert choral performance in the United States. AGMA has members at major institutions like the Metropolitan Opera Association, the Chicago Opera, and many others. By joining AGMA, artists are able to stand up for their rights and negotiate better working conditions; protection from harassment, discrimination, and exploitation; and other critical safeguards for artists. AGMA members stand together as a pivotal force in protecting and advancing the interests of artists across the United States.

www.nflpa.com

Lloyd Howell, Executive Director

Established in 1956, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is the labor union for professional players in the National Football League (NFL). The NFLPA represents all players in matters concerning wages, hours, and working conditions; protects their rights as professional football players; makes sure that the terms of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are met; negotiates and monitors retirement and insurance benefits; provides other member services and activities; provides assistance to charitable and community organizations; and enhances and defends the image of players and their profession on and off the field. The NFLPA is a bottom-up organization where the players direct the union's actions.

www.giaa.us

Carlo Fiorletta, President
Vacant, 1st Vice President
Debbie Klaar, 2nd Vice President
Mara Lesemann, Secretary/Treasurer
Elaine Legaro and Ron Piretti, Councilors
Carolyn Alongi McDonough, Simcha Borenstein, Dana Halsted Moss, Lauren Cozza, and Tonille Watkis, Alternate Councilors

The Guild of Italian American Actors (GIAA) was stablished in 1937 as an Italian actors union for Italian speaking performers. Today, GIAA is the only ethnic acting union in the United States. GIAA works to preserve the history and promote awareness of Italian heritage amongst its members. GIAA is committed to helping advance, promote, foster, and protect the welfare of its members, not only within its own jurisdiction, but within the jurisdiction of its sister unions.

www.iatse.net

Matthew D. Loeb, International President
James B. Wood, General Secretary-Treasurer

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC (IATSE) was founded in 1893 when representatives of stagehands working in 11 cities met and pledged to support each other's efforts to establish fair wages and working conditions for their members. Today, IATSE has more than 170,000 members, including stagehands, front of house workers, wardrobe attendants, hair and makeup artists, motion picture and television production technicians, broadcast technicians, scenic artists, designers, animators, audiovisual technicians, and more. IATSE is the union behind entertainment.

www.goiam.org

Brian Bryant, International President
Dora Cervantes, General Secretary-Treasurer

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) was founded in 1888, has nearly 600,000 active and retired members, and is one of the largest and most diverse labor unions in North America. IAM members work in aerospace, transportation, the federal government, automotive, defense, woodworking and several other industries. Additionally, IAM members are employed at companies like Boeing, Harley Davidson, Southwest Airlines, and Freightliner. IAM members have negotiated for strong union contracts that demand respect and dignity in the workplace, increased job security, and higher wages and improved benefits. IAM contracts ensure members are treated fairly and their voices are heard.

www.rwdsu.org

Stuart Appelbaum, President
Joseph Dorismond, Secretary-Treasurer

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, UFCW, CLC (RWDSU) was founded in 1937 and represents workers throughout much of the United States and Canada.
RWDSU members work in a variety of occupations, including those in retail; food processing, distribution and sale; manufacturing; healthcare; the service and public sector; the nonprofit sector, and more. RWDSU members are committed to using their collective power to secure dignity and respect at work. RWDSU members have negotiated with their employers to improve working conditions, pay and benefits, and security on the job.

www.sagaftra.org

President, Fran Drescher
Secretary-Treasurer, Joely Fisher
Executive Vice President, Ben Whitehair

The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) represents more than 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcasters journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. SAG-AFTRA members work together to secure the strongest protections for media artists into the 21st century and beyond.

www.seafarers.org

David W. Heindel, President
Tom Orzechowski, Secretary-Treasurer

The Seafarers International Union (SIU) was chartered in 1938 and is the largest North American union representing merchant mariners. SIU members sail in the three shipboard departments: deck, engine, and steward. They work aboard a wide variety of vessels, including commercial containerships and tankers, military support ships, tugboats and barges, passenger ships, gaming vessels, and many more. SIU members prioritize staying ahead of the ever-changing needs of their industry with education and training. Additionally, they pride themselves on being part of the best-trained, most efficient crews in the world.

www.sdcweb.org

Evan Yionoulis, President
Laura Penn, Executive Director

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) was founded in 1959 and represents 2,000 professional stage directors and choreographers throughout the United States. Its mission is to foster a national community of professional stage directors and choreographers by protecting the rights, health, and livelihoods of all its members; facilitate the exchange of ideas and opportunities; educate about the role of directors and choreographers; and to provide effective administrative, negotiating, and contractual support.

www.usw.org

David McCall, International President
John E. Shinn, International Secretary-Treasurer

Founded in 1942, the United Steelworkers (USW) are North America’s largest industrial union, with 1.2 million members and retirees in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. USW members work in nearly every industry there is, representing factory workers, nurses, clerical workers, municipal employees, law enforcement and firefighters, construction workers, public utility workers, and shipbuilders. USW members have a history of using their collective voice to secure better wages, job security, reasonable hours, and safer working conditions. 

www.uwua.net

James Slevin, National President
Pat Dillon, National Executive Vice President
Mike Coleman, National Secretary-Treasurer

The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) represents over 50,000 members employed in the coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro-electric, wind, and and solar energy. They are the first responders who work day and night, and in times of emergency, to ensure households and businesses have power and clean water. UWUA members are employed companies across the United States. They have a voice at work to improve wages, benefits, and job protections, as well as to secure trainings to create better lives for those working in the utility industries.

www.wgaeast.org

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, President
Sam Wheeler, Executive Director

The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) was founded in 1954 and its members include writers and media professionals. WGAE members are the primary creators of what is seen or heard on television and film in the United States, as well as the writers of a growing portion of original digital media content. WGAE members write everything from big budget movies to independent films, late night shows to daytime serials, broadcast and radio news, web series, documentaries, and animation. WGAE members use their union to promote and protect their professional and artistic interests.