The 6 executive board officers selected include former president Jeanette Moreno King, who did not seek re-election but will assume a different role.
In what’s being called an ‘historic week of organizing’ at The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, workers at Netflix Animation Studios, on ‘Ted’ at NBCUniversal, and at SpindleHorse have formally moved to join the union.
The agreement between The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 (TAG), and Walt Disney Animation Studios, overwhelmingly ratified, includes substantial pay raises ranging from 24-35% as well as pension and health benefits.
With a voter turnout even greater than the last cycle’s turnout, a supermajority of IATSE Local 839 members voted to ratify the 2024-2027 Animation Guild Master Agreement.
The guild’s executive board reacts to what it notes are ‘a small minority’ getting ‘an outsized voice’ regarding the tentative AMPTP agreement, saying it has voted unanimously to recommend ratification.
Several members of the negotiating committee have expressed discontent on social media over the guild’s new AMPTP tentative agreement, citing a lack of protections for artists against generative AI and staffing minimums.
Members have expressed discontent over the agreement negotiated by the guild (TAG 839), citing a lack of protections for artists against generative AI and staffing minimums.
The dozen animation workers oppose pay cuts, call for improved benefits such as health care, and seek fair job security protections.
After 3 months of bargaining, the guild (TAG 839) has negotiated a new deal centered on fair wages, job security, and guardrails around Generative AI use.
The Animation Guild, TAG 839, continued ramping up negotiations with a third ‘March on the Boss’ to remind animation industry execs that members will stand together to achieve fair wages, job security, and guardrails around Generative AI use.
The Animation Guild, TAG 839, ramped up negotiations with a second ‘March on the Boss’ to remind animation industry execs that members will stand together to achieve fair wages, job security, and guardrails around Generative AI use.
In the wake of challenges faced by the U.S. entertainment industry, the union affirms U.S. Representative Adam Schiff’s recent push to evaluate how competitive tax incentives could protect the domestic film and television production jobs from overseas competition.
The two groups will reconvene the week of November 18 for a series of negotiation sessions; TAG also voted to extend the current contract through December 2.
The group includes 16 artists and leads who unanimously supported unionization with IATSE; the workers, ‘look forward to celebrating Season 50 by joining in SNL's decades-long tradition of supporting union labor, and to helping negotiate a contract that reflects the substantial value we add.’
The Animation Guild, TAG 839, ramped up negotiations with a ‘March on the Boss’ to remind execs at the streamer that members will stand together to achieve fair wages, job security, and guardrails around Generative AI use.
The Austin-based workers’ 96% supermajority vote approves new contract prioritizing wage equality, job security and retirement benefits.
Members urged to attend ‘Stand with Animation’ rally August 10 and support The Animation Guild ahead of next week’s negotiations with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Ahead of August 12 negotiation kickoff with AMPTP, the union outlines critical issues and invites the animation community to come together and rally support on August 10.
After nearly five months of discussions with the studio, an agreement has been reached for 50 animation production workers to unionize under The Animation Guild IATSE Local 839.
10 remote Walt Disney Animation Studios employees are seeking official unionization election, setting the stage for a potential shift in the animation industry's approach to remote work.
After the studio refused to recognize their organization efforts this past March because of issues with job titles, 63 employees, including coordinators, managers, and supervisors, have now successfully voted to join The Animation Guild.
IATSE Local 839 claims the studio has denied its request to voluntarily recognize the group of workers, preferring a NLRB election where it is attempting to exclude production supervisors and production managers from voting based on their job titles.
Following in the footsteps of workers at Titmouse NY and LA, and ShadowMachine, the series’ production staffs file to join The Animation Guild and begin collective bargaining.
