AFTRA plays a critical role as an advocate on entertainment and media industry issues, whether working with the AFL-CIO, sister unions, other organizations or as the sole voice on behalf of members. Our efforts range from supporting the Employee Free Choice Act and the Performance Rights Act to fighting for equal employment opportunities and diversity in the workplace and protecting intellectual properity rights and so much more.
...New Study: Few Characters with Disabilities on TV
A new report released by GLAAD shows that scripted characters with disabilities represent only one percent of all scripted series regular characters.
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