TheWrap

Animation Guild Ends First Week of Labor Contract Talks, Will Continue in September

The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) has completed its first week of negotiations on a new labor contract and will return to talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Sept ...
Directors Guild of America

Hollywood Unions, Guilds Stand With Animation Ahead of The Animation Guild’s Negotiations with Studios

Los Angeles, CA —The American Federation of Musicians (AFM), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Brotherhood of Electrical ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Labor Relations Board Paves Way For Disney Animation Production Workers Unionization Election

In the absence of a federal government shutdown next week, the election will run from Oct. 10-31. By Carolyn Giardina, Katie Kilkenny IATSE and The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) announced on ...
TheWrap

‘No Contract, No Cartoons’: Animation Guild Members Stand Together as Talks Begin

Attendees raised their hands in support of increased protections for animators at the Animation Guild Rally Aug. 11, 2024 (Credit: Tess Patton for TheWrap) Hundreds of members of the Animation Guild, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers Vote to Unionize in Labor Board Election

Production coordinators, production managers and production supervisors at the 'Wish' studio have demonstrated a majority support for joining The Animation Guild. By Katie Kilkenny Enterprise Reporter ...
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood’s animation workers are unionizing at a rapid pace. Here’s why

Em Hagen stood before a window on the fifth floor of their Burbank office and waved at what they hoped was the right silver Toyota Prius zipping down Bob Hope Drive in October. Hagen, 27, was trying ...