SAG-AFTRA GAPP Public Advocacy Initiatives

 A reporter with in-depth writing and editing experience, Rob Woodfork works for WTOP radio in Washington, D.C., where his duties include sports and traffic on-air reporting as well as digital editing. Prior to his current position, he was a producer and news anchor for Metro Networks in Pennsylvania. Broadcast journalist Rob Woodfork maintains membership with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).

SAG-AFTRA brings together over 160,000 actors, broadcast journalists, news writers, editors, singers, program hosts, dancers, DJs, voice-over artists, stunt performers, recording artists, and puppeteers with the aim of promoting their professional welfare. The union works closely with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, sister unions, and other like-minded organizations to protect the rights and interests of its members.

SAG-AFTRA engages in advocacy on behalf of its members via its Government Affairs & Public Policy (GAPP) department, which formulates and manages strategies to inform and influence public policy across all levels: city, state, federal, and global. GAPP closely monitors issues such as digital copyright theft, state production initiatives, digital image rights and right of publicity, child performer protections, and age discrimination, among other pertinent issues. SAG-AFTRA achieves its advocacy role through monitoring legislative and regulatory activity, participating in national and local coalitions, creating partnerships with other organizations, and lobbying and grassroots campaigns.