What happens to me if I’ve already signed a representation agreement (GSA) with that agent?
If SAG’s National Board cancels its temporary suspension of Rule 16(a) of the Rules and Regulations section of the SAG Constitution and once again requires you to be represented solely by a franchised agent, you will not be immediately affected. If you have signed a GSA with your formerly franchised ATA/NATR agent, even if it does not conform to SAG’s standard agency representation agreement, you will be permitted to serve out the term of your pre-existing agreement with your ATA agency, without worrying about potentially violating Union rules. However, after your GSA expires, you may not re-sign with any agent who is not signed to the Screen Actors Guild Agency Regulations, Rule 16(g). If you have no current agency representation agreement when SAG’s National Board cancels its temporary suspension of Rule 16(a) of the Rules and Regulations section of the SAG Constitution, the Guild will require you to secure the services of a franchised agent in order to fully comply with Union rules.
