Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Representing: Theatrical, Television, Commercials

Contact Information:
5757 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3600

Telephone: 323.954.1600
Website: http://www.sag.org

*Membership Fees:
Initiation Fee: $2,211.00
Dues: Your dues are calculated based on your income and your state of residence.

How to Join:
Call 323.549.6769 or 323.549.6755
For membership information call 323.549.6772 (recorded information)

*Membership fees are subject to change. Check directly with the Union for current rates.

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
Representing: Television, Radio, Commercials

Contact Information:
5757 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3600

National Membership Department :
Telephone: 866.855.5191
Website: http://www.aftra.org

Membership Fees:
New members must pay a one time initiation fee of $1,300.00 plus dues covering the first dues period. Dues are billed each May 1st and November 1st and are based on a member's AFTRA earnings in the previous year. Minimum dues are $63.90 per billing period.

How to Join:
Any person who has performed or intends to perform in AFTRA's jurisdiction is eligible for membership. Contact your local office for specific information about AFTRA membership and its benefits.

*Membership fees are subject to change. Check directly with the Union for current rates.

Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
Representing: American actors and stage managers in the theater.

Contact Information:
National Headquarters
165 W. 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: 212.869.8530

Website: http://www.actorsequity.org

Membership Fees:
Inititiation Fee: $1,100
Dues: $59.00 twice a year

How to Join:
An individual may join Equity upon signing an employment contract with a producer or theater under any area of Equity's jurisdiction. Eligibility is also available by virtue of one's membership in, and employment under, any of the sister unions (known as the "4As"). Applicants joining Equity by means of their 4As union affiliation must be members in good standing of the sister union for at least a one-year period and must have been employed under the jurisdiction of the sister union as a principal performer (or for at least three days work comparable to an "extra" player).

*Membership fees are subject to change. Check directly with the Union for current rates.