PATHWAYS INITIATIVE

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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.

Union

Joining SAG-AFTRA is a commonly held rite of passage. Learn what steps you can take as a voice actor on your journey to joining the union. 

Fi-Core

Financial Core is a Supreme Court decision that allows for any person in a union to declare themselves as a fee-paying non member.

Non-Union

Debating how to survive as a non-union artist? Learn what options are available to you as a non-union voice actor. 

Non-Jurisdictional and Convertible work

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

Stay Non-Union

Keep working non-union jobs while you wait for your next union gig

SAG-AFTRA

Join SAG-AFTRA Immediately

Fi-Core

Join SAG-AFTRA, but immediately become fi-core  *fee paying non member

(not recommended)

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

Stay Non-Union

Keep working non-union jobs while you wait for your next union gig

SAG-AFTRA

Join SAG-AFTRA Immediately

Fi-Core

Join SAG-AFTRA, but immediately become fi-core  *fee paying non member

(not recommended)

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

Stay Non-Union

  • Stay non-union
  • Don’t take any more union jobs

Fi-Core

  • Join SAG-AFTRA
  • Immediately become fi-core* so you can keep working non-union as well
    *fee paying non member

SAG-AFTRA

  • Join SAG-AFTRA
  • Stop working non-union

SAG-AFTRA - Fi-Core Later

Pay your dues regularly, continue as a union member

Optional:

Become fi-core* later on down the road if more of your jobs are trending in that direction.

*fee paying non member

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.

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