SAG-AFTRA’s Video Game Actors Are Voting To Authorize A Strike
The actor’s union SAG-AFTRA could strike against video game companies if they can’t come to an agreement on the use of artificial intelligence in game production.
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Marvel Studios VFX Workers File to Unionize With IATSE
In a historic first for the industry, dozens of vfx workers at Marvel Studios are demanding union representation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Animation Guild Members Have Ratified A New 3-Year Contract
Animation workers voted 87% in favor of ratifying the new contract.
The Animation Guild Has Reached A Preliminary Agreement With AMPTP
After months of negotiations, animation workers in L.A. have reached a new labor agreement with animated film and tv producers.
A Historic First For Gaming Industry: Workers At Activision Studio Vote To Unionize
Twenty-eight workers at Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software have become the first of the company’s 10,000 employees to unionize.
Activision Blizzard’s Latest Slimy Tactic: Pleading With Workers To ‘Vote No’ On Unionizing
Workers at the Activision Blizzard subsidiary Raven say they’re still in favor of unionizing despite the company’s pleas.
Editorial Employees At Bento Box Entertainment Vote To Join Editors Guild
Pre- and post-production employees won union recognition through a card-check agreement.
Six Departments At Montreal’s Oasis Animation Join Existing Union
Oasis animators voted to unionize in 2019, and will now be joined by comp, rigging, scene planning, storyboards, and layout and color workers.
Production Workers At Shadowmachine L.A. Vote To Unionize Under The Animation Guild (Exclusive)
Shadowmachine L.A. is the fifth studio in recent months where production workers have voted in favor of unionization.
‘Solar Opposites’ Production Workers Vote To Join The Animation Guild
Solar Opposites production workers are only the second such group to be represented by The Animation Guild in recent history.
This Instagram Account Makes A Strong Case For Why Unionization Is Needed In Stop Motion
Stop-motion animation workers are anonymously sharing salaries and horror stories about working in the industry.
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.
Animation Guild To Hold Solidarity Rally In Burbank This Sunday
Negotiations on a new contract have gone on for an “unprecedented” 12 days, but still no deal.
Production Workers At Titmouse LA Move To Unionize With The Animation Guild
The Titmouse unionization effort comes just weeks after production workers on “Rick & Morty” and “Solar Opposites” announced that they were doing the same.
Production Workers On ‘Rick And Morty’ And ‘Solar Opposites’ File to Unionize
Disney and Warnermedia say they are unwilling to voluntarily recognize these workers.
Animation Guild/AMPTP Negotiations To Resume Feb 14: These Are The Demands Of Color Designers, Story Artists, And Timing Directors
The talks will pick up where they broke off on December 3.
Activision Blizzard Won’t Voluntarily Acknowledge Unionization Effort At Its Subsidiary Raven Software
The workers at the “Call of Duty” developer are now taking their fight to the National Labor Relations Board.
Titmouse New York Becomes First Studio To Join The Animation Guild Outside LA
Titmouse workers are the first members of the NYC animation industry to join a union in over three decades.
Why The Anime Industry Lacks Unions And How That Could Change: A Veteran Producer Speaks
A veteran anime producer and character designer discuss what effects unionization might have and why it is slow in coming in Japan.
Animation Guild And AMPTP Can’t Reach Agreement, Negotiations To Continue In 2022
No date has been set for the continuation of the talks.
The Animation Guild Is Fighting For A New Contract: What You Need To Know
The union’s negotiations with employers are due to end today, December 2.
Montreal’s Oasis Reaches Deal With Its Animation Workers Union
Oasis’s union was the first animation union to be accredited in Canada.
Workers At Atlanta’s Floyd County Productions, The Studio Behind ‘Archer,’ Move To Unionize
The employees have asked for voluntary recognition of their union from the studio’s management.
WGA Inflames Tensions By Telling Out-Of-Work Live-Action Writers To Switch To Animation
With a slowdown in live-action production, the WGA is re-igniting a turf war by trying to cover more writers on animation productions, traditionally the domain of The Animation Guild.
A Primer On Knowing Your Rights As An Animation Industry Worker
An overview of your rights as a studio employee in the United States.
Understanding The Business Of The Entertainment Industry Empowers Creators And Filmmakers
This book helps creators and filmmakers to know which questions to ask, and to recognize when the answers they get sound a little less than trustworthy. In the entertainment business, that can come in handy.
Exclusive: Artists At Stoopid Buddy, Studio Behind ‘Robot Chicken,’ Are Uniting To Unionize
An effort to organize the artists at Burbank, California-based Stoopid Buddy Stoodios has gained momentum in recent weeks.
‘Futurama’ and ‘Simpsons Movie’ Studio Rough Draft Unionizes
The Animation Guild continues to grow, giving union benefits to more animation artists throughout the LA animation industry.
