Tag: Local 839
Animation Workers Deliver Petition to DreamWorks Execs in Second “March on the Boss”
Hundreds of workers represented by The Animation Guild (TAG) gathered today outside Glendale's DreamWorks’ office to present a petition signed by more than 58,000...
Hollywood Unions Issue Statement of Support Ahead of Animation Guild Negotiations
Unions and guilds representing workers across the many varied strata of Hollywood's film and television production industry have joined together in support of The...
Animation Guild Plans Pre-Negotiations Rally, SAG Launches Picket for Video Game Strike
With less than two weeks to go until negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) begin on August 12, The...
DreamWorks Animation Production Workers Join Animation & Editors Guilds
Production workers from DreamWorks Animation (DWA) Television and Feature productions have officially voted to unionize under The Animation Guild (TAG), IATSE Local 839, and...
Animation Guild Artists Transform Kids with Serious Illnesses into Superheroes
Members of The Animation Guild (TAG, IATSE Local 839) —animation artists working on popular TV shows and movies — have created posters of superhero...
TAG-Unionized Nickelodeon Animation Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract
After negotiations spanning almost a year, The Animation Guild announces the ratification of a new contract for animation workers at Nickelodeon Animation Studios that...
The Animation Guild Cheers on Union Victories at DreamWorks, Flying Bark
Since 2021, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 (TAG) , has successfully organized nearly 1,200 production workers in its mission to champion the welfare...
Disney Production Workers Vote to Unionize Under IATSE/TAG
The Animation Guild (TAG), IATSE Local 839, announced Tuesday via X/Twitter that the production workers at Walt Disney Animation Studios have voted overwhelmingly in...
TAG Ratifies First Contract Outside L.A. with Titmouse New York
The Animation Guild and the Titmouse NY Organizing Committee announce the ratification of TAG's first collective bargaining agreement with Titmouse's New York studio. This...
‘Castlevania’ Studio Powerhouse to Unionize in First for a Right-to-Work State
The Animation Guild reports that this morning, with a supermajority of worker support, animation workers at Powerhouse Animation Studios in Austin, Texas sent a...
Disney Animation Workers Hold Solidarity Walk for Union Bid
Today (Monday, April 3) at noon, The Animation Guild leadership and Walt Disney Animation Studios artists joined Walt Disney Animation Studios production workers in...
Animation Guild Ratifies New Contract
The Animation Guild’s members have voted to ratify the 2021-2024 Animation Guild Master Agreement. Of the valid votes cast, 87% were in favor of...
ShadowMachine Production Workers Unionize with TAG
Production workers at award-winning production house ShadowMachine have unionized to join The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 (TAG), and begin collective bargaining for their...
Jason MacLeod Steps Up as Business Rep for Animation Guild
Members of the Animation Guild have determined that Jason MacLeod, a lighting artist with Disney Animation, will replace Steve Hulett as the group's business...
Bicoastal Bakshi
Back in the early 1970s, when feature animation was believed to be in its final days, a new feature operation with dreams of challenging...
Remembering Sol Sigall
I was saddened to get a call a few days ago from Martha Sigall informing me that her husband Sol had passed away. Sol...
Animation Guild Offers Panel on TV Development
If you’d like to learn about the state of TV animation development, you’d be wise to attend an informative panel discussion planned by The...
Animation Contract Talks Hit a Snag
Contract talks between Hollywood union animators and producers have broken down after three days, Variety reports. The current deal expires on July 31.
The Animation...
WGAW Honors Animation Writers McDuffie and Kress
Dwayne McDuffie and Earl Kress will be the recipients of the Writers Guild of America’s 14th Annual Animation Writing Award posthumously at the Animation...
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