East Coast WGA Members Promise To Add Animation Writers To Their Ranks After Strike Is Resolved
The fight to get animation writers included among the ranks of the Writers Guild of America is moving forward – at least on the east coast.
The fight to get animation writers included among the ranks of the Writers Guild of America is moving forward – at least on the east coast.
It’s also the first New York studio to agree to a union contract since the 1980s.
After Disney refused recognition, IATSE, on behalf of The Animation Guild, filed a petition for a National Labor Relations Board vote.
Three of five TAG officers won re-election, including Steve Kaplan, Jeanette Moreno King, and Paula Spence.
Animation workers voted 87% in favor of ratifying the new contract.
Titmouse workers are the first members of the NYC animation industry to join a union in over three decades.
How smooth were negotiations? They began Monday and finished Wednesday.
The crew of the Adult Swim series “Rick & Morty” ratified a new labor agreement last Monday with the Animation Guild.