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.