Animation Guild Draws Hundreds Of Attendees At Spirited Rally For A New Contract
It was the first major rally held by The Animation Guild in nearly 40 years.
It was the first major rally held by The Animation Guild in nearly 40 years.
Negotiations on a new contract have gone on for an “unprecedented” 12 days, but still no deal.
Say employees: “We at Pixar have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were.”
The Titmouse unionization effort comes just weeks after production workers on “Rick & Morty” and “Solar Opposites” announced that they were doing the same.
A new report confirms that working in the animation industry is more difficult than it needs to be for disabled talent.
Disney and Warnermedia say they are unwilling to voluntarily recognize these workers.
“Things will never be the same again for our teams,” says the company.
Could you live on USD$9,500 a year?
The talks will pick up where they broke off on December 3.
Some animators earn $35k, others $175k.
The workers at the “Call of Duty” developer are now taking their fight to the National Labor Relations Board.
Titmouse workers are the first members of the NYC animation industry to join a union in over three decades.
A veteran anime producer and character designer discuss what effects unionization might have and why it is slow in coming in Japan.
“We hope that this settlement properly acknowledges those who had negative experiences at Riot,” the company said in a statement.
Multiple Canadian government agencies have ordered the studio to pay what it owes to its former workers.
No date has been set for the continuation of the talks.
The union’s negotiations with employers are due to end today, December 2.
Meanwhile, Xbox’s boss has spoken out against Activision and nonprofit Girls Who Code has severed ties with the company.
Activision Blizzard workers are demanding that Kotick step down while the board has reiterated its support for the CEO.
A “Wall Street Journal” investigation reveals Kotick’s spotty history of handling sexual harassment matters and questions his leadership skills.