The milestone contract marks the first time that production management workers at a feature animation studio have gained representation through The Animation Guild.
The company said that it will “no longer set or use aspirational numerical goals related to the race, ethnicity, sex or gender of hires.”
The vote marks a stunning setback for the young Canadian Animation Guild IATSE Local 938, which was founded in 2020.
After months of negotiations, members have ratified a new agreement that will be in effect until 2027.
Nearly one in five animation workers in the U.K. reported a decrease in pay this year.
The tentative deal will now go before Animation Guild members for a ratification vote.
The Writers Guild of America is increasing its representation of writers who work in children’s animation.
The studio also revealed that it was unprofitable last year because of slow sales on the series ‘Lloyd of the Flies.’
The studi says that replacing human artists with AI will save “millions and millions of dollars.”
Powerhouse is the first Texas animation studio to join a union.
“Morale is really low because people no longer trust that they’re being led with their best interests at heart,” said one former Pixar employee.
The survey is designed to create transparency on how much animation workers make in the U.K.
The animation industry in Montreal, the province’s hub of animation and vfx production, is in decline.
A new round of talks has been scheduled for mid-September.
Animation workers in Los Angeles are fired up as they prepare to take on the world’s biggest entertainment companies.
The statement comes ahead of negotiations between animation workers and studios for a new collective bargaining agreement.
Ahead of new contract negotiations with studios, The Animation Guild is holding a rally this weekend in Burbank.
The group of 17 workers is employed across Apple Studios shows and films such as ‘Government Cheese,’ ‘Surface,’ and ‘Outcome.’
Approximately 14% of the studio’s staff is being laid off.
The U.S. animation industry might look bleak right now, but it could still get a lot worse.