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After months of negotiations, the 2024-2027 Animation Guild Master Agreement ratifies with overwhelming support Burbank, CA, December 23, 2024 — We are pleased to announce that a supermajority of members of The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) have voted to ratify the 2024-2027 Animation Guild Master Agreement. Of the valid votes cast, 76.1% were in favor of ratification. What’s even more impressive is that TAG increased voter turnout beyond the historic turnout of last cycle’s vote. Since...

The Animation Guild Executive Board voted unanimously to recommend ratification of the tentative agreement that you are voting on. We believe this agreement is the strongest contract the Union has negotiated in the last decade with significant craft improvements, substantial wage increases, and critical new protections. The Executive Board supports the agreement because Guild members as a whole stand to greatly benefit from its terms, across all crafts. As elected leaders, the Executive Board...

Three Months of Bargaining Yields Gains for Animation Workers Burbank, CA, November 25, 2024 — The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 (TAG) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on Nov. 22, 2024. The agreement is the result of multiple rounds of negotiations over the course of more than three months. On Aug. 12, 2024, negotiations commenced with TAG addressing wage increases, shrinking crews, and a need for common sense guardrails...