The Animation Guild
Animation Guild Ratifies Contract With Studios and Streamers
A little more than three quarters of voting members opted to accept the three-year deal.
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Animation Guild Executive Board Defends Deal Terms As Some Members Criticize Contract
The board released the statement as some negotiating committee members have expressed that they are voting "no" on the tentative deal.
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Three Animation Guild Negotiating Committee Members Say They’re Voting “No” on Controversial Tentative Deal
Mike Rianda, Joey Clift and Kelly Lynne D'Angelo posted concerns about the deal's AI provisions on social media on Tuesday, while the union's chief negotiator praised its atypical gains.
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The Animation Guild Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios
The negotiations with Hollywood studios and streamers, which stalled over AI, was framed as a "do-or-die" moment by union members.
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As Negotiations Drag On, Animation Guild Members March on DreamWorks
The union says that hundreds attended the event, which protested the decline in animation employment in the L.A. area and called for movement on core asks during the negotiations.
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The Animation Guild and Studios Schedule New Dates in Pivotal Negotiations
The labor group is fighting to secure restrictions over companies' use of AI in their field and to tamp down on the outsourcing of L.A. County studio work.
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Animation Guild Sees “Significant Gaps” With Studios As Talks Keep Up This Week on Deal Terms
The union's current contract has been extended until Nov. 1 as the two parties attempt to come to terms. In the meantime, "progress has been made," says a union leader.
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‘Castlevania’ Studio Animation Workers Ratify First Union Contract
The pact with the Texas-based company is the second ratified agreement that the Animation Guild has secured outside of L.A. County.
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Entry-Level Staffers Are Most Susceptible to Disruption by AI, Animation Guild Says
A new document from the union's AI task force finds that generative AI applications and programs create outputs "that can target most of the job categories of TAG members."
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The Animation Guild and Studios Do Not Reach an Agreement, Add Negotiating Dates in September
The union, which has prioritized tackling AI and outsourcing in talks with Hollywood companies, previously set a Friday deadline to conclude talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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As AI Encroaches on Hollywood, Animators Say This Is An Existential Moment
As the 5,000-strong Animation Guild starts negotiations with studios, outsourcing jobs and AI are the major points of contention.
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Animation Guild Fires Up Members at Pre-Negotiations Rally: “We’re Going to Win Our Industry Back”
As industry workers face layoffs, outsourcing and the specter of artificial intelligence, leaders of the union painted this year's bargaining cycle as a "do or die" moment.
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