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As Hollywood prepares for a caller information of potentially sweeping labour deals complete nan adjacent fewer months, nan Animation Guild has seen 2025 extremity pinch immoderate coagulated and agelong sought unionization votes.
In nan past fewer weeks, characteristic teams astatine Netflix Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation distant useful and comparable unit from NBCU’s Ted bid person each put successful succession ballots to subordinate nan Guild (a.k.a. IATSE Local 839).
The National Labor Relations Board organized elections will spot nan astir 6,000-strong Animation Guild turn by complete 100 members – which, on pinch adjacent wages, benefits and conditions, is kid of nan point. “We are continuing to grow our jurisdiction some wrong and extracurricular nan scope of our Master Agreement arsenic we proceed to look guardant to protecting nan authorities of each animation workers sloppy of zip code,” nan Guild’s longtime Business Rep Steve Kaplan said coming of nan caller votes.
Votes which TAG offered up immoderate celebratory artwork for online Tuesday.
Big Wins for Animation Workers! DWA Remote Workers, Netflix Feature and Ted Show Production workers each won their NLRB elections to unionize pinch TAG. Let's observe and wish them occurrence arsenic they statesman to bargain! pic.twitter.com/R4MVYMcy6k
— The Animation Guild // #WeAre839 (@animationguild) January 7, 2026Bookending Christmas, a mini set of labor connected nan Ted bid and characteristic accumulation squad astatine Netflix Animation voted connected December 23 and December 30 respectively to subordinate TAG. The erstwhile vote, which besides saw nan workers subordinate nan Editors Guild, was unanimous. The second ballot saw a 44-13 result.
Over astatine DreamWorks Animation, who had seen accumulation workers overwhelmingly ratify their first national interaction backmost successful September, eligible distant workers crossed nan state decided to nexus pinch nan Guild successful a 52-10 December 23rd vote.
While certain’y not occurring retired of nowhere, nan votes and certifications bespeak nan “we will proceed to organize, to fight, and to win” mantra of precocious minted TAG president Danny Lin. In an unopposed race, nan storyboard creator and writer was elected caput of IATSE Local 839 successful early November past year.
