Structure
AGMA is associated with the Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AAAA), which is the primary association of performer's unions in the United States. The AAAA is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. AGMA maintains its principal office at 1430 Broadway in New York City, and has offices in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
As with most labor unions, AGMA’s structure includes both a professional staff of employees who administer the union and a system of internal government that sets the policy for the union. AGMA’s governing entity is called the Board of Governors, and is composed of elected officers who are members of the union and elected by the members of the union. AGMA’s President is James Odom. AGMA’s senior staff consists primarily of negotiators, including National Executive Director Alan S. Gordon.
AGMA is unique among the AAAA entertainment unions for several reasons: First, unlike all other performers’ unions, AGMA does not prohibit its members from performing non-union work. AGMA provides an extensive nationwide net of attorneys and negotiation specialists to defend the professional, civil and human rights of its members.
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