| What is AFTRA? | | | | provides benefits and services to help actors |
| AFTRA is an acronym that stands for the American | | | | advance their careers. |
| Federation of Television and Radio Artists. AFTRA is | | | | Benefits Include: |
| a labor union that represents over 70,000 actors, | | | | - AFTRA negotiates the minimum rates at which their |
| artists and journalists. The American Federation of | | | | members must be paid. |
| Television and Radio Artists is the most expansive of | | | | - Helps to resolve labor-related disputes between |
| all actor labor unions. Not only does the union | | | | talent and their employers. |
| represent television and commercial actors, it covers | | | | - Comprehensive health benefits, dental plans, |
| personalities who work on talk shows and game | | | | prescription drug benefits and substance abuse |
| shows, instant celebrities who perform on reality | | | | programs for members |
| television shows, musicians who record CDs and | | | | - Retirement benefits |
| singles, and news broadcasters who report the news, | | | | - Alerting members to potential opportunities |
| weather and sports. AFTRA even represents | | | | How Do I Join AFTRA? |
| performers who speak in educational media and | | | | Unlike the other major actor unions, the |
| software, such as CD-ROMs. | | | | American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is |
| How Does AFTRA Help Actors? | | | | an "open union", which means it is very easy to join. |
| Like the other major actor labor unions (the | | | | Other actor unions require actors to work in |
| Screen Actors Guild and the Actor’s Equity | | | | union-recognized productions, in addition to the |
| Association), the American Federation of Television | | | | payment of fees, prior to being able to join. |
| and Radio Artists represents actors in show-business | | | | However, with AFTRA, actors need only pay a fee |
| by enforcing collective bargaining agreements, | | | | to join. |
| negotiating contracts and payment rates, and | | | | For more info, log onto What Is AFTRA? |