The National Labor Relations Board has issued a Direction of Election allowing Walt Disney Animation Studios production employees to become unionized.
Full-time and project-based production coordinators, production supervisors and production managers can now vote on whether to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees. This comes exactly a month after Disney’s VFX artists voted to unionize.
“This historic win during Disney’s 100th-year celebration means that production folks can turn their wish into a reality,” production coordinator Liz Davalos said.
Hannah Bialosky, another member of the Walt Disney Animation Studios production team, stated that this decision was “a strong precedent for all other production management workers in the animation industry hoping to organize with their studios.”
It is the first time that the Nlrb has confirmed these job titles as being eligible to unionize under the formal election process. The Nlrb regional director’s ruling affirmed that...
Full-time and project-based production coordinators, production supervisors and production managers can now vote on whether to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees. This comes exactly a month after Disney’s VFX artists voted to unionize.
“This historic win during Disney’s 100th-year celebration means that production folks can turn their wish into a reality,” production coordinator Liz Davalos said.
Hannah Bialosky, another member of the Walt Disney Animation Studios production team, stated that this decision was “a strong precedent for all other production management workers in the animation industry hoping to organize with their studios.”
It is the first time that the Nlrb has confirmed these job titles as being eligible to unionize under the formal election process. The Nlrb regional director’s ruling affirmed that...
- 9/27/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
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