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Equity President Kate Shindle addresses the National Press Club about NEA Funding in 2017

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  • OUTRAGEOUS: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION CONDEMNS TRUMP'S LAST-DITCH EFFORTS TO CUT FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

    OUTRAGEOUS: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION CONDEMNS TRUMP'S LAST-DITCH EFFORTS TO CUT FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

    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 President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts of $27.4 billion of programs, which includes the National Endowment for the Arts.

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  • Actors’ Equity Association Has Paused Safety Approvals for Theatre Production in California Amidst Pandemic Surge

    Actors’ Equity Association Has Paused Safety Approvals for Theatre Production in California Amidst Pandemic Surge

    Focused on protecting members and fighting the COVID-19 surge in California, Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has temporarily paused consideration of safety plans in the state of California while the state battles unprecedented infection rates of COVID-19.

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    • Coronavirus
  • Actors’ Equity Association Condemns Insurrection, Calls for Accountability

    Actors’ Equity Association Condemns Insurrection, Calls for Accountability

    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 the attempted insurrection of the government by followers of President Trump on January 6.

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  • NEW CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF BILL: IMPORTANT WINS ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND RELIEF FOR VENUE OPERATORS, BUT CONGRESS CAN AND SHOULD DO BETTER

    NEW CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF BILL: IMPORTANT WINS ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND RELIEF FOR VENUE OPERATORS, BUT CONGRESS CAN AND SHOULD DO BETTER

    New Unemployment Provisions Will Sunset Before the Live Entertainment Sector Has Recovered

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    • Coronavirus
  • SOARING UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR HELP FOR ARTS INDUSTRY WORKERS

    SOARING UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR HELP FOR ARTS INDUSTRY WORKERS

    Millions of Unemployed Americans Not Receiving Their Full Unemployment Benefits

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    • Coronavirus
  • Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA Reach Joint Agreement on Live Theatre Recorded or Streamed for Exhibition During the Pandemic Period

    Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA Reach Joint Agreement on Live Theatre Recorded or Streamed for Exhibition During the Pandemic Period

    Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Actors’ Equity Association today announced an agreement addressing the coverage of live theatre that is recorded or streamed for exhibition to a remote audience.

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    • Coronavirus
  • Actors’ Equity Association Releases Second-Ever Diversity and Inclusion Report

    Actors’ Equity Association Releases Second-Ever Diversity and Inclusion Report

    Study finds only “gradual, inconsistent” improvement for members from marginalized groups.

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  • ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES THE BIDEN/HARRIS VICTORY IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 

    ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES THE BIDEN/HARRIS VICTORY IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 

    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 after the Associated Press has named the Biden/Harris ticket winners of the 2020 election.

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  • WALT DISNEY WORLD LAYOFFS REACH EQUITY MEMBERS

    WALT DISNEY WORLD LAYOFFS REACH EQUITY MEMBERS

    Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement after signing a memorandum of understanding with Walt Disney World regarding layoffs of most of their Equity member employees.

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    • Coronavirus
  • On International Stage Management Day, Actors' Equity Association Celebrates Stage Managers

    On International Stage Management Day, Actors' Equity Association Celebrates Stage Managers

    Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement for International Stage Management Day on October 10, honoring the indispensable work that stage managers do on any theatrical production.

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