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Warner Bros. Animation And Cartoon Network Production Workers Vote To Join The Animation Guild

Sixty-six workers from WBA and 22 from CN have asked Warner Bros. Discovery bosses to voluntarily recognize their bargaining unit.

Animation Workers At Puerto Rico’s Gladius Studios Vote To Unionize With Animation Guild

This marks the first time that TAG has organized outside of the continental United States.

Actors Fear Studios Want To Replace Them With AI Digital Doubles

A key points of contention between actors and studios is the use of synthetic actors and performances – and the issue is far more complicated than most realize.

BREAKING: SAG-AFTRA Actors Join WGA Writers In Historic Double Strike

The double-strike could have a significant impact on next year’s TAG contract negotiations.

Powerhouse Animation And The Animation Guild Reach First-Of-Its-Kind Voluntary Agreement

The Powerhouse bargaining unit will be the first represented by TAG in a right-to-work state.

IATSE Doing Damage Control After Launching Controversial AI Learning Series

Members of The Animation Guild are disconcerted with their parent union’s stance on the use of AI in the entertainment industry.

Australian Director Adam Parton On Challenges Faced By Immigrant Artists In The U.S.

Over the past decade Parton has built a life in the U.S., but without a green card it’s still not quite home.

‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Artists Raise Concerns About Unsustainable Work Conditions

One of the anonymous artists said there is no way that ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ will be ready by its current March 2024 release date.

Titmouse New York Becomes First Non-L.A. Studio To Ratify A TAG Union Contract

It’s also the first New York studio to agree to a union contract since the 1980s.

GLAAD Joins Women In Animation To Co-Host WIA World Summit 2023 At Annecy

This year’s WIA World Summit will place a special emphasis on gender justice.

Seth MacFarlane And Showrunners From ‘Family Guy,’ ‘American Dad!’ Join Striking WGA Writers

Brian Boyle and Matt Weitzman of ‘American Dad!’ and Richard Appel and Alec Sulkin of ‘Family Guy’ are defying their bosses orders to continue showrunning duties during the strike.

Animation Guild Parent Org IATSE Launches Commission To Guide Union’s Approach To Artificial Intelligence

IATSE president Matthew Loeb says its “critical that our union is at the forefront of understanding [AI’s] impact on our members and industry.”

All The Animated Shows That Are Impacted By The WGA Strike

A closer look at what caused the writers’ strike and which animated series could be impacted by an extended shutdown.

Sega of America Workers Are Unionizing

The group wants more competitive pay and benefits, opportunities for advancement, and adequate staffing to end patterns of overwork.

Workers At Texas’ Powerhouse Animation Become First Group From A Right-To-Work State To Join The Animation Guild

This is the first time TAG is organizing a collective bargaining unit outside of L.A. County or New York.

Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers, Artists Hold Solidarity March As Studio Refuses To Recognize Bargaining Unit

It’s been four weeks since a supermajority of production workers at WDAS voted to unionize.

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