Agency Relations
Your Agency Department is responsible for all agency matters, including, but not limited to:
- the interpretation and enforcement of legacy SAG’s Agency Regulations and Contracts, [a/k/a Rule 16(g)] and legacy AFTRA’s Agency Regulations and Contracts, [a/k/a Rule 12-C], both of which have been carried forward and incorporated into the merged Union, SAG-AFTRA
- responding to performers’ questions and concerns about their agency relationships
- investigating member complaints
- interacting with agents, attorneys, casting directors, managers and other designated performer representatives on all topics
- mediating disputes between agents and members in order to diffuse conflicts before arbitration becomes necessary
- maintaining working relationships with talent agent organizations (e.g., ATA, NATR), as well as other industry labor organizations
- advising members on the terms and conditions of general service agreements (or “GSAs”) (agency contracts used by ATA/NATR agents to represent SAG-AFTRA performers for SAG-covered work only)
- keeping abreast of new legislation relating to the agency world and how it affects SAG-AFTRA members
- consulting and assisting SAG-AFTRA staff across the country on agency rulings and policy
- maintaining an “Actors To Locate” service for potential employers seeking to hire SAG-AFTRA members
- facilitating arbitration between members and agents, when necessary.
Send an email to agency@sagaftra.org.
(Please note: this e-mail address is reserved only for SAG-AFTRA members who have questions about their agents. All other inquiries must be directed to the contact numbers below. Thank you.)
Los Angeles Agency Department: (323) 549-6745
New York Agency Department: 212-863-4207
Use the SAG-AFTRA Agency Website to download forms for review, find answers to Frequently Asked Questions and search our list of SAG and AFTRA franchised talent agents.
For Local agency questions, members should consult the SAG-AFTRA Local nearest to you.
To locate an actor or his/her representative, please dial (800) 503-6737 during normal business hours to speak with SAG-AFTRA’s “Actors to Locate” Department.
To update your agency information for employment purposes, please download a SAG-AFTRA Member Agency Contact Information form (HERE).
