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| Abbreviation | AFTRA |
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| Merged into | SAG-AFTRA |
| Founded | August 16, 1937 |
| Dissolved | March 30, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, US |
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Members | 74,449[1] |
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Formerly called | American Federation of Radio Artists (1937–1952) |
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) was a performers' union that represented a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists (both royalty artists and background singers), promo and voice-over announcers and other performers in commercials, stunt persons and specialty acts—as the organization itself publicly stated, "AFTRA's membership includes an array of talent".[2] On March 30, 2012, the members of AFTRA and of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) voted to merge and form SAG-AFTRA.[3][4]
- ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-030. Report submitted April 30, 2012.
- ^ "The People Who Entertain and Inform America". aftra.org/. AFTRA. 2009. Archived from the original (Web page) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "SAG, AFTRA Members Approve Merger to Form SAG-AFTRA". SAG-AFTRA. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ Daniel Lehman (29 February 2012). "SAG and AFTRA Send Merger Ballots to Members" (Web page). backstage.com/. Back Stage. Retrieved 19 March 2012.