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T he SAG-AFTRA Membership Rules have been updated post- merger and are listed below for your reference. You can also find these rules on our website at SAGAFTRA.org. 1. No member shall render any services or make an agreement to perform services for any employer who has not executed a basic minimum agreement with the Union, which is in full force and effect, in any jurisdiction in which there is a SAG-AFTRA national collective bargaining agreement in place. This provision applies worldwide. (A.) No member shall render any services, or make an agreement to perform services, for any employer against whom the Union is conducting a strike, nor shall any member otherwise violate any strike order of the Union. 2. It shall be the duty of every member to report to the Union any violation by a signatory of any of the Union's collective bargaining agreements, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended. 3. It shall be the duty of every member when requested by the Union, to appear and testify at any arbitration hearing, any hearing of charges against a member, and at any other hearing conducted by the Union or by any committee or tribunal appointed by the National Board. 4. No member of the Union shall appear in, or assist in any manner, either directly or indirectly, any benefit within the jurisdiction of the Union which has not first been approved by the Union. 5. Every member of the Union who is now, or hereafter becomes a member of, or applies for membership in any trade union not a branch of the Associated Actors and Artistes of America, ("4A's"), which purports to represent or seeks to represent employees in the jurisdiction of any branch of the 4A's, shall immediately report in writing the facts concerning the same to the Union, and particularly shall report: (a) the name of the trade union; (b) how long he or she has been a member; (c) date of application; and (d) date he or she became a member. If the National Board of Directors, or its designee, shall be of the opinion that dual membership of any member in the Union and in any other such trade union is detrimental to the best interest of the Union, it may require such member to divest himself or herself of membership in such other trade union, and in default thereof, may suspend or expel such member. Failure of a member to give notice under this Section, or failure to comply with an order of the Board pursuant to this Section shall be considered an action antagonistic to the interests and integrity of the Union. The term "trade union" as used in this Section includes any association substantially similar to a trade union. 6. It shall be the duty of every member to carry his or her Union card when working, and to permit any representative of the Union to freely inspect the same. No member shall allow any other person to have possession of his or her Union card. 7. [Reserved for Future Use] 8. No Union member shall drive any studio equipment to location. 9. It shall be conduct considered an action antagonistic to the interests and integrity of the Union for a member of the Union to accept employment in the jurisdiction of any other branch of the Associated Actors and Artistes of America (4A's) for an employer whose employees are represented by the other branch, unless the member seeking such employment first inquires of the other branch to ascertain whether the employer is a signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with the other branch. It shall be conduct considered an action antagonistic to the interests Know Your Membership Rules 58 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2015 | SAGAFTRA.org