Workers At Austin’s Powerhouse Animation Studios Vote Overwhelmingly In Favor Of Joining The Animation Guild
Powerhouse is the first Texas animation studio to join a union.
Powerhouse is the first Texas animation studio to join a union.
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.