About AFTRA:
The American Federation Of
Television and Radio Artists

AFTRA

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a national labor union representing over 70,00 actors and performers, journalists and other artists working in the entertainment and news media.

AFTRA represents: broadcast, public and cable television (news, sports and weather; drama and comedy, soaps, talk and variety shows, documentaries, children's programming, reality and game shows); radio (news, commercials, hosted programs); sound recordings (CDs, singles, Broadway cast albums, audio books); "non-broadcast" and industrial material as well as Internet and digital programming.

Members include; artists who bring pop, rock, country, classical, folk, jazz, comedy, Latin, hip hop, rap and R&B to the world, performers in television and radio advertising, non-broadcast video, audio books and messaging, and people who provide their skills for developing technologies such as interactive games and Internet material.

The union negotiates and enforces bargaining agreements, safe working conditions and health/retirement benefits, advocates on issues that affect members’ wages and working conditions such as Equal Employment Opportunity, copyright and represents artists and journalists in judicial proceedings.

How to join

Contact the national membership department at the official aftra website: http://www.aftra.com/aftra/aftra.htm

How much does it cost to join?

New members must pay an initiation fee of $1,300 and are then billed twice a year based on their AFTRA earnings during the previous year.

Contact

Atlanta
Address: 455 East Paces Ferry Road, NE, Suite 334 Atlanta, GA 30305

Boston
Address: 20 Park Plaza Suite 822 Boston, MA 02116-4399

Buffalo
Address: c/o WIVB-TV 2077 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14207

Chicago
Address: One East Erie, Suite 650 Chicago, IL 60611

Cleveland
Address: 830 West Superior Avenue, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44113

Dallas / Ft.Worth
Address: T.J. Jones, Texas Regional Director 6060 N. Central Expressway, Suite 468 Dallas, TX 75206

Denver
Address: 1400 16th Street, Suite 400 Denver, CO 80222

Detroit
Address: 23800 West Ten Mile Road, Suite 228 Southfield, MI 48034

Houston
Address: 6060 N. Central Expressway, Suite 468 Dallas, TX 75206

Kansas City
Address: 4000 Baltimore, 2nd Floor Kansas City, MO 64111

Los Angeles
Address: 5757 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036

Miami
Address: 3050 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 501 Miami, FL 33137

Nashville
Address: 1108 17th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212

New York
Address: 260 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10016

Omaha
Address: 3000 Farnham St., Suite 3 Omaha, NE 68131

Philadelphia
Address: 230 South Broad Street, Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19102-1229

Phoenix
Address: 20325 N. 51st Avenue Suite 134 Glendale, AZ 85308

Pittsburgh
Address: 625 Stanwix Street, Suite 2007 Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Portland
Address: 1125 S.E. Madison, Suite 204 Portland, OR 97214

Seattle
Address: 4000 Aurora Ave. No. #102. Seattle, WA 98103-7853

St. Louis
Address: 1310 Papin, Suite 103 St. Louis, MO 63103

Texas regional
Address: 6060 N. Central Expressway, Suite 468 Dallas, TX 75206

Washington/ Baltimore
Address: 7735 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 950 Bethesda, MD 20814

If you are new to the acting business, have a look at some things that you can do and that can help you get into the AFTRA.

There is such a thing as joining unions too soon. Read this interview with a New York agent who talks about when the right time to join is.

Have a look at this video: The Top 10 Reasons Why Most Aspiring Actors Never Make It.

Being a successful actor in AFTRA will depend largely on your ability to get acting work. On our library page, you will find acting career books that can help you understand how to make that happen for yourself.

 

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