In 2020, the IEAU supported for a bill that would have forced pornographic actors to get a public occupational license and give fingerprinting records to the government.

[3] Evans and the other APAG officers filed a lawsuit against IEAU accusing fraud, unpaid wages and defamation.

[6] The guild supports policies of guaranteed pay, an industry healthcare scheme and a Social Security system for workers.

The guild negotiates with Instagram and Twitter in contesting content produced by sex workers that has been removed by the platforms.

[8][9][10] They drew similar attention to OnlyFans in 2020 over sex workers who said their accounts were deactivated without warning or sufficient explanation.

[1] They want "occupation" to be a protected characteristic that companies cannot discriminate against, to alleviate difficulties pornographic figures have in opening bank accounts or securing housing.