Animation Heroes, Assemble!
Lawrence Smoot | Published on 11/15/2024
There are real people behind your favorite cartoons and this week hundreds of members of The Animation Guild (TAG), Local 839 of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), rallied outside DreamWorks Animation offices to present a petition calling for movement on core concerns during the negotiations. TAG has been in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) since August. “We’re here today because the AMPTP has not responded in a realistic way to our biggest asks,” said Character Designer Michelle Drennan. “We need to show them that we are not going to back down without the things that we need to make sure our industry survives. There have been numerous news articles where they’re talking about replacing us, and cutting our workforce by huge numbers. We’re not just going to sit back and take it.”
Join them in fighting for Animation Workers by posting with #StandWithAnimation AND by signing THIS PETITION.
- AFL-CIO Daily Brief