Equity

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Equity is the common shorthand name for the Actors' Equity Association, the U.S. labor union representing professional stage actors and stage managers.

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Equity canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf labor union
professional association
trade union
affiliation 4A's (Associated Actors and Artistes of America)
AFL–CIO
Department for Professional Employees, AFL–CIO
alsoKnownAs Actors Equity
Equity (US actors' union)
country United States
fieldOfWork live theatre
stage performance
foundedBy Francis Wilson
fullName Actors' Equity Association
hasAbbreviation AEA
Actors' Equity
hasMembershipType actor members
stage manager members
hasMotto We are Equity
hasOrganizationalStructure elected council
regional offices
hasRegionServed U.S. theatre industry
United States
headquartersLocation New York
New York City
United States
inception 1913
industry performing arts
theatre
legalForm labor union
primaryLanguage English
purpose collective bargaining
improving wages and working conditions
negotiating contracts for stage actors and stage managers
regulates audition procedures
minimum salaries for members
performance conditions
rehearsal conditions
working conditions for members
represents professional stage actors
professional stage managers
representsWorkersIn Broadway theatre
linked to: Broadway theater

Off-Broadway theatre
linked to: Off-Broadway

regional theatre
touring theatre productions
scope national
unionType performers' union
website https://www.actorsequity.org/

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Louis Mahoney memberOf Equity
Actors' Equity Association alternativeName Equity
subject linked to: AEA