PATHWAYS INITIATIVE
There are many paths a voice actor can take in their career. Here is the place where you can learn about those different paths and find out what will work best for you and your voice over business. Members will have access to Pathway committee members for direct consultation.
Some voice over jobs fall outside of collective bargaining agreements and many voice over jobs can be converted from Non-Union to Union using a Signatory or Paymaster.
Pathways Flow Chart
Here are a few paths that you can pursue as a Voice Actor
Start as a Non-Union Actor
Stay Non-Union
Get Cast in Your First Union Job
From here you have a few options
Over 30 days later
Get Cast in Another Union Job
Over 30 days later, get cast cleared on another SAG-AFTRA project
Get an OK 30
Here are your options
after ok 30
Get Cast in Another Union Job
After expiration of OK30, get cast cleared on another SAG-AFTRA project
Here are your options
SAG-AFTRA
Honorable Withdrawal
After a long & prosperous union career, retire and go on honorable withdrawal (no longer pay union dues)
This means, if you want to work any union jobs again, you will need to catch up on your dues.