Animation Guild Ratifies New Contract With Studios and Streamers, Increasing Protections From AI

12/23/2024 01:14 PM

The Animation Guild voted to ratify its new contract with studios and streamers, according to multiple media reports. This new three-year contract was accepted by 76.1 percent of the guild’s voting members.

“The AMPTP member companies congratulate The Animation Guild, including its leadership, its bargaining committee and its membership on the ratification of this new three-year deal. The many talented and creative employees represented by The Animation Guild will immediately enjoy historic gains in wages, protections and other important improvements for their craft,” a representative for the AMPTP said in a statement to press.

The Animation Guild, which is a member of IATSE Local 839, first reached a tenative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in late November. This deal was a result of several rounds of negotiations over the past three months.

Specifically, the guild negotiated for a 7% increase in minimum wages for the first year of its new contract. That was followed by a 4% increase in its second year and a 3.5% in the third year. This deal also contained language that allowed for remote work, a vital clause for animators who have moved out of Los Angeles due to the city’s high cost of living. These workers will now be protected by the union and will be allowed to work on union productions.

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