Actors' Equity Association

American  

noun

1. a labor union for stage actors, founded in 1912 and affiliated with the AFL-CIO.

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Example Sentences

Chalamet said he was not expecting the award and thanked his mother, who he said has been working for Actors’ Equity Association for 40 years.

From Los Angeles Times

Actors’ Equity Association will represent roughly 1,700 performers and assistants who help bring Disney’s popular characters to life at its Southern California theme parks.

From Seattle Times

Brooke Shields, the model-turned-actor who has starred in films, television and onstage, has been elected as the next president of Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing stage actors and stage managers.

From New York Times

The Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers, said it had exceeded the threshold it needed in a vote overseen by the National Labor Relations Board, winning a 79 percent majority with 953 yes votes and 258 no votes, according to a statement.

From New York Times

The Actors’ Equity Association labor union said in a statement Saturday that cast members for the parades and characters departments at Disney’s theme parks near Los Angeles voted by a wide margin for the union to become the bargaining agent for the group of roughly 1,700 workers.

From Seattle Times