Welcome to the Arizona-Utah Local website, servicing members who call the Grand Canyon and Beehive states home. Here you will find information relevant to Arizona and Utah markets. Visit frequently to learn about events, to keep up with news about your local, and, importantly, to see what you can do to strengthen your union and make it work for you.
Welcome to the SAG-AFTRA Arizona-Utah Local! With over 1,000 SAG-AFTRA members, our local is home to a diverse and dynamic group of talented union professionals that work as actors, stunt performers, dancers, singers, voiceover artists and other media professionals that call Arizona and Utah home.
Whether you’re a member looking to get involved, a producer wanting to hire our members or a new performer looking for guidance, you will find lots of helpful information here on our local web pages. And if you can’t find what you need, please contact us at the link below.
With incredibly strong, supportive staff and member leaders, our mission is to improve the lives of members by preserving and expanding local work opportunities, educating through relevant and comprehensive resources, and empowering members in navigating their careers.
Our rich legacy of production in Arizona-Utah, combined with the present power of labor, fuels my optimism for the future of great union work here.
Amanda Melby, Arizona-Utah Local President
Local members commemorate their annual Arizona Local membership meeting, held April 14, 2024 in Phoenix, with a photo by Still 'n Motion Picture Co. Earl Smith/Nancy Hall
Members from Tucson to Salt Lake City connect in the local’s first Cyber Cafe Connection in February 2023.
Arizona-Utah Local members at the 2023 Utah Local membership meeting. The meeting took place on April 15 in Salt Lake City.
Members show support for their fellow WGA siblings during a Phoenix Coffee Connection in May 2023. Photo courtesy of Margie Ghigo.
SAG-AFTRA members and family celebrate Labor Day at Pima Area Labor Federation picnic during “Hot Labor Summer” in 2023. Photo courtesy of Laurel Caprio.
Arizona-Utah Local elected leaders and member volunteers prepare for a TV/Theatrical/Streaming strike rally action in Phoenix in September 2023.
Members and supporters rally in Phoenix in support of the TV/Theatrical/Streaming strike on Sept. 17, 2023. Photo by Adam Berardi.
Members and supporters, including representatives from the Air Line Pilots Association, join with SAG-AFTRA during a strike action and photo op in Salt Lake City on Sep. 28, 2023.
From left, member volunteers Shannon Land and Daisy Galvis, Arizona-Utah Local Board member Sandy Kim and National Board member Margie Ghigo host a SAG-AFTRA table at the Southwest Actors Conference in Phoenix on Sept. 30, 2023.
Members gather at their monthly Coffee Connection in Phoenix in November 2023. Photo by Amanda Melby.
Local leadership, members and guests mingle and celebrate the ratification of the 2023 TV/Theatrical Agreement at a cocktail connection in Phoenix on Dec. 19, 2023.
Members participate in an online conservatory workshop with Casting Society of America member and Emmy-nominated casting director Jamie Castro, top row, second from left, on Feb. 10, 2024.
Arizona-Utah Local member Judy Carmen Gonzalez, right, and party guests have their ballots ready for the 2024 SAG Awards viewing party in Phoenix. Photo by Lela Hough.
From left, Arizona-Utah Local Board members Joe Corcoran and Sandy Kim, SAG-AFTRA Director of Locals Administration Lisha Brock, member volunteer Marilyn Swick and Local Board member Jeff Unterkofler at Phoenix Film Festival Industry Night on April 5, 2024. Photo courtesy of Still 'n Motion Picture Co.
Arizona-Utah Local Convention delegates and staff at the 2021 virtual convention, bearing the name "Virtual / Vital / Visionary."