Press Releases

Employer Grants Voluntary Recognition of the Bargaining Unit in Chicago

Workers seek voluntary recognition of Actors’ Equity Association as their union

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has released the following statement in response to Senator Bernie Sanders and Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell reintroducing the “Medicare for All” bill in Congress.

Every Stripper Voted for Union Representation with Actors’ Equity Association
Star Garden Dancers Only Strippers in the United States to be Represented by a Union

The pandemic erased a 10-year period of explosive growth in California’s Performing Arts sector, resulting in a loss of more than 168,000 jobs and $11 billion in economic value throughout the economy

Coalition of unions and employers are seeking funding for the Equitable Payroll Fund to kickstart live arts jobs

Votes by North Hollywood strippers in union election to be counted by the NLRB this week; employer withdraws all election challenges; strippers will be reinstated; bargaining for a first contract to begin with the assistance of Actors’ Equity Association; club to reopen and dancers to return to the stage

Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, and The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, officially have a new contract governing touring productions, following ratification by vote of Equity membership.

City of Los Angeles Grants Union Recognition to the Griffith Observatory Planetarium’s Lecturers. Bargaining on a first contract to begin.

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has filed an amicus brief in the Western District of Tennessee opposing the state’s first-in-the-nation law intended to limit drag shows.

Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, applauded the reintroduction of the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL).