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Executive Director Mary McColl addresses the crowd at 2017's Rally to Save the Arts at NY City Hall

Equity in the News

  • BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION ASKS NEW YORK CITY'S 'OPEN CULTURE' TO PRIORITIZE ARTS WORKERS

    BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION ASKS NEW YORK CITY'S 'OPEN CULTURE' TO PRIORITIZE ARTS WORKERS

    A hearing is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. ET today, February 26.

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Coronavirus
  • BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY APPLAUDS NEW BILL FROM SENATORS KAINE AND BENNETT THAT WILL EXPAND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR AMERICANS

    BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY APPLAUDS NEW BILL FROM SENATORS KAINE AND BENNETT THAT WILL EXPAND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR AMERICANS

    The bill would provide immediate relief to so many Equity members and others in the arts industry by expanding coverage,” said AEA's Brandon Lorenz

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  • STAGE DIRECTIONS: THEATRICAL UNIONS ANNOUNCE PUSH TO ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

    STAGE DIRECTIONS: THEATRICAL UNIONS ANNOUNCE PUSH TO ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

    The arts, entertainment, and media unions—including IATSE and Actors’ Equity Association—affiliated with the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) announced their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policy agenda during a digital press conference with union leaders, staff, and members. The DEI policy agenda details the legislative action the unions will urge members of Congress to support to help make their industries more representative.

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  • VARIETY: HOLLYWOOD UNIONS JOIN AFL-CIO PUSH FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA

    VARIETY: HOLLYWOOD UNIONS JOIN AFL-CIO PUSH FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA

    Hollywood’s major unions have signed on with the AFL-CIO-affiliated push to advance public policy initiatives involving diversity, equity and inclusion issues.

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  • DEADLINE: HOLLYWOOD'S UNION LEADERS CALL ON CONGRESS TO ENACT LAWS ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA

    DEADLINE: HOLLYWOOD'S UNION LEADERS CALL ON CONGRESS TO ENACT LAWS ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA

    Leaders of the Hollywood’s unions today outlined their legislative agenda to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the arts, entertainment and media industries, including a call on Congress to pass a flurry of legislation to increase federal arts funding; establish diversity objectives for grant recipients; to leverage federal tax incentives to encourage diverse hiring, and to protect the rights of unions to organize nonunion workers.

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  • BROADWAY NEWS: THEATRICAL UNIONS UNVEIL DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AGENDA

    BROADWAY NEWS: THEATRICAL UNIONS UNVEIL DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AGENDA

    Theatrical union leaders put forward a legislative agenda Thursday aimed at increasing diversity, equity and inclusion within the arts industry.

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  • BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE PUSH TO ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

    BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE PUSH TO ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

    Last June, Equity’s council adopted a Black Lives Matter resolution, committing to re-examining  Actors’ Equity Association from the ground up.

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    • BroadwayWorld
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  • PBS NEWSHOUR: BROADWAY'S CLOSURE EXPOSES ITS SWAY ON THE ECONOMIC ECOSYSTEM

    PBS NEWSHOUR: BROADWAY'S CLOSURE EXPOSES ITS SWAY ON THE ECONOMIC ECOSYSTEM

    Prior to the pandemic, Broadway was booming. But curtains haven’t risen since March, with deep personal and financial impacts. By one count, Broadway is directly responsible for nearly 100,000 jobs in New York City alone and, as a leading attraction for people who travel to the city, it has an economic impact of nearly $15 billion. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

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  • BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION RELEASES STATEMENT APPLAUDING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 'PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE' ACT

    BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION RELEASES STATEMENT APPLAUDING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 'PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE' ACT

    The PRO Act includes several measures that fight back against union-busting tactics by employers and strengthens the National Labor Relations Act.

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  • DEADLINE: ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS ARE READT WORKFORCE TO VACCINATE AMERICA AGAINST COVID-19, PLEDGES ACTORS’ EQUITY PRESIDENT KATE SHINDLE – GUEST COLUMN

    DEADLINE: ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS ARE READT WORKFORCE TO VACCINATE AMERICA AGAINST COVID-19, PLEDGES ACTORS’ EQUITY PRESIDENT KATE SHINDLE – GUEST COLUMN

    In this exclusive column for Deadline, Kate Shindle, president of Actors’ Equity Association, pledges support from another theater sector: The actors and stage managers in her union, she writes, could put their highly specialized skills and talents to effective use in the drive to provide Covid-19 vaccines to as many Americans as possible, as quickly as possible.

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