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Artist Rights

WDAS Production Workers TAG WDAS Production Workers TAG

Production Workers At Walt Disney Animation Studios Voted To Unionize But The Studio Has Refused Voluntary Recognition

After Disney refused recognition, IATSE, on behalf of The Animation Guild, filed a petition for a National Labor Relations Board vote.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

The Loud House The Loud House

Nickelodeon Animation Studios Voluntarily Recognizes TAG As Production Workers’ Bargaining Rep

Nickelodeon Animation Studios’ production workers now represent the largest bargaining unit of production workers to organize under TAG.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt

The suit claims generative AI art tools violate copyright law by scraping artists’ work from the web without their consent.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Nickelodeon TAG

Production Workers At Nickelodeon Voted To Unionize But The Studio Refused Voluntary Recognition

According to The Animation Guild, Nickelodeon’s lawyers are pushing to divide workers based on job title to unnecessarily prolong the unionization process.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Tag Officers

The Animation Guild Unveils Officer And Executive Board Election Results

Three of five TAG officers won re-election, including Steve Kaplan, Jeanette Moreno King, and Paula Spence.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

DGA for Animation Directors

‘Directing Is Directing, No Matter The Medium’: A Call For DGA Coverage Of Animation Directors

Animation and live-action director Clay Kaytis believes it’s time for all directors to be covered by the Directors Guild of America.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

The Disney Revolt

In ‘The Disney Revolt,’ Jake Friedman Reveals How Walt Disney’s Animators Rebelled Against The Studio (Video Interview)

The Disney workers’ strike of 1941 changed animation forever, and Friedman’s book tells the whole story for the first time.

By Amid Amidi | 5 months ago

Central Park

Production Workers At Bento Box Entertainment Now Represented By The Animation Guild

A bargaining unit of 100 production workers have joined animation workers and writers at the studio who were already covered by TAG.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Life of Pi

‘The Visual Effects Crisis’: New Video Essay Examines Tenuous State Of Modern VFX Industry

The video revisits several now-legendary vfx horror stories and suggests ways that a collapse of the industry may be avoided.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Tooning Out The News

New York Crew Of ‘Tooning Out The News’ Vote To Unionize With Animation Guild

The workers are the second N.Y.-based group to do so, after Titmouse workers voted to unionize in January of this year.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Muppet Babies

Judge Denies Disney’s Request To Dismiss ‘Muppet Babies’ Reboot Lawsuit

A judge has agreed that writer Jeffery Scott plausibly alleged that Disney used protectable elements of his work in the 2018 reboot.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Marvel VFX

VFX Artists Speak Out Against Unsustainable Work Conditions

Marvel may be the vfx industry bogeyman at present, but they’re certainly not the only studio exploiting artists and technicians.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Big Mouth WGA

More Than 1,500 Sign Pledge To Fight For WGA Coverage Of Animation Writers

Support for reform is growing as pro-animation WGA member Raphael Bob-Waksberg campaigns to join the organization’s board.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Gru No Money

Animation Income Disparity Highlighted As Steve Carell Banks $12.5 Million Payday For ‘The Rise Of Gru’

As Carell’s fee went viral, so to did a conversation about how artists are compensated for their work and their creations.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Chip 'n Dale

MPC London Scraps 2022 Raises, Introduces Color-Coded Alert System For Troubled Projects

Visual effects workers who are on projects with “serious issues” may no longer work from home.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Ringling College

Ringling College Alumni Allege Fraud, Negligence In Lawsuit

The group alleges the school mishandled student-on-student reports of sexual assault, sexual harassment, threats of violence, and stalking.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad

Disney Agrees To Recognize Animation Guild As Bargaining Rep For ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy,’ And ‘American Dad’ Production Workers

The workers filed to join The Animation Guild in May, and have now won voluntary recognition from Disney’s 20th Television Animation.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Animation Guild

Animation Guild Members Have Ratified A New 3-Year Contract

Animation workers voted 87% in favor of ratifying the new contract.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

WIA Summit

WIA Unveils Program For 2022 Women In Animation World Summit At Annecy

WIA returns to Annecy 2022 to host a series of panels, a fireside chat, and the first-ever Stories x Women initiative.

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

Simpsons Union

Production Workers At ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy,’ And ‘American Dad!’ File To Join The Animation Guild

20th Television Animation chose not to voluntarily recognize the unit, so the workers are filing petitions for union elections with the NLRB.

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

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