As Background Artists constitute the Majority Membership of the Screen Actors Guild, it is incumbent upon our Union - the AFL-CIO Affiliate known as SAG-AFTRA - to vigorously advocate for fair pay and safe working conditions for all Union Background Artists. But as SAG-AFTRA has repeatedly failed to adequately protect Union Background Artists from predatory film & television Production Contracts - endorsing production contracts that pay Union Members no more than Minimum Wage, and in some cases, pay Union Members NOTHING at all for their work - and repeatedly failed to protect Union Background Artists from unlawful, unsafe and unhealthy working conditions - prompting the Background Artists Coalition to open an ongoing dialogue with NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, with whom we continue to advocate for the NYC Council to enact legislation intended to protect Background Artists working on film and television sets throughout NYC, Background Actors have united in this Nationwide Coalition to advocate on our own behalf.
NOT IN OUR NAMES! Dear Union Sisters & Brothers, If Our Union Can Violate the Rights of Our SAG-AFTRA Sisters & Brothers, and we fail to...
As some of you know, in the interest of ensuring a democratic and fair election, the Background Artists Coalition requested that...
In #NY, only 18.89% of those balloted actually #VOTED in the #SAGAFTRA Election, the outcome of which determines whether #Union...
On Monday, August 19, 2019, the Background Artists Coalition (BAC) met with a National Labor Relations (NLRB) Attorney in Manhattan &...
Episode 2 in this 2019 SAG-AFTRA Election Cycle Series continues with the Statement provided to the Background Artists Coalition (BAC)...
As Election Irregularities and Exclusionary Campaign Practices have already effected the 2019 SAG-AFTRA Local (ref. Atlanta SAG-AFTRA...
Over a period of Three (3) Years, the beloved television show ‘Orange is the New Black’ #OITNB 🍊 was generously provided more than...
In 2016 - one full year before the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) Contract in effect at that time was set to expire - the Background...
IMPORTANT UNION BACKGROUND ARTISTS SAG-AFTRA 2020 CONTRACT DEMANDS UPDATE: As many of you know, on May 24, 2019, SAG-AFTRA arbitrarily...
As Members of the Screen Actors Guild, Background Actors provide Principal Artists with the Reaction, Response & Energy that helps them...
Well done! 👏👏👏 SAG-AFTRA Background Artists - of all ages - add great value to film & television scenes & deserve to be paid a fair...
#majoritymembership #backgroundartistscoalition #sagmajority #unionmajority #fairwage #sag2020contract #backgroundactors #itsourunion...
As you can see from Screen Actors Guild Member, Pete Antico's, Campaign Platform in his 2017 run for SAG-AFTRA President, the very...
Welcome to the Background Artists Coalition website. About: Here you will learn about the invaluable role Union Background Artists play...