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IATSE Doing Damage Control After Launching Controversial AI Learning Series

Members of The Animation Guild are disconcerted with their parent union’s stance on the use of AI in the entertainment industry.

Titmouse New York Becomes First Non-L.A. Studio To Ratify A TAG Union Contract

It’s also the first New York studio to agree to a union contract since the 1980s.

All The Animated Shows That Are Impacted By The WGA Strike

A closer look at what caused the writers’ strike and which animated series could be impacted by an extended shutdown.

Workers At Texas’ Powerhouse Animation Become First Group From A Right-To-Work State To Join The Animation Guild

This is the first time TAG is organizing a collective bargaining unit outside of L.A. County or New York.

Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers, Artists Hold Solidarity March As Studio Refuses To Recognize Bargaining Unit

It’s been four weeks since a supermajority of production workers at WDAS voted to unionize.

Production Workers At Walt Disney Animation Studios Voted To Unionize But The Studio Has Refused Voluntary Recognition

After Disney refused recognition, IATSE, on behalf of The Animation Guild, filed a petition for a National Labor Relations Board vote.

Nickelodeon Animation Studios Voluntarily Recognizes TAG As Production Workers’ Bargaining Rep

Nickelodeon Animation Studios’ production workers now represent the largest bargaining unit of production workers to organize under TAG.

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.

‘Directing Is Directing, No Matter The Medium’: A Call For DGA Coverage Of Animation Directors

Animation and live-action director Clay Kaytis believes it’s time for all directors to be covered by the Directors Guild of America.

Production Workers At Bento Box Entertainment Now Represented By The Animation Guild

A bargaining unit of 100 production workers have joined animation workers and writers at the studio who were already covered by TAG.

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.

More Than 1,500 Sign Pledge To Fight For WGA Coverage Of Animation Writers

Support for reform is growing as pro-animation WGA member Raphael Bob-Waksberg campaigns to join the organization’s board.

Disney Agrees To Recognize Animation Guild As Bargaining Rep For ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy,’ And ‘American Dad’ Production Workers

The workers filed to join The Animation Guild in May, and have now won voluntary recognition from Disney’s 20th Television Animation.

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