Actors' Fidelity League

The Actors' Fidelity League (Fidelity) was a short-lived unaffiliated American craft union representing actors who worked in live theatrical performances. It split off from Actors' Equity Association (Equity) in August 1919 when the parent organization affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and adopted strike tactics. Fidelity approved of collective bargaining but objected to breaking contracts once signed (hence the name). A few of its members objected to trade unionism itself in the belief that they were artists rather than craftsmen. Though not a company union in the traditional sense, there was some merit in Equity accusations that the League was too close to the producers.

Initially it had over 2,000 members, but this dropped sharply after settlement of the 1919 strike. When Equity imposed a closed shop on independent producers in 1921, rank-and-file membership in the rival league declined further. The last reported activity of the Actors' Fidelity League was during May 1930.