Agent Relations Committee Report

Your SAG-AFTRA Atlanta Local Agent Relations Committee was reconstituted late last summer in order to improve our working relationships with local talent agents. Our first focus has been on member empowerment, so we held several teleconferences with National Director/Senior Counsel, Professional Representatives Zino Macaluso from the L.A. office regarding the general service agreements (GSA) being  offered by our local Association of Talent Agent agents. These have several issues for members, since they have never been mutually negotiated, so it’s important for members who work with ATA agents to learn how to amend the GSA to protect themselves and their careers.

In addition, we hosted Empowerment Days 2013 in partnership with the Muriel Moore/Danny Nelson SAG-AFTRA Conservatory, which brought Zino to Atlanta to meet with members face to face to discuss both the GSAs and review the current commission structure for work in our market. The event also included long-time SAG-AFTRA member Sheldon Smith, who did his very popular workshop on how to turn work union. This gave members lots of tools to help them create more work opportunities for themselves and their agents.

Your Agent Relations Committee is just getting started bringing you events and information to improve your career. Be on the lookout for some more exciting events happening soon.