DreamWorks Animation Production Workers Unionize Under IATSE Locals 700 & 839
deadline.comDreamworks animation production workers have officially unionized. In total, 160 workers from DreamWorks Animation (DWA) Television and Feature productions will be represented across the The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) and the Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local 700) following a National Labor Relations Board election last week.
According to the guild, this marks the largest unit to date with a seat on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to join the union.
The Animation Guild now represents more than 70% of production workers across AMPTP signatories. Artists, technicians and editors from the DreamWorks Animation studio were already represented under the Animation Guild through the Collective Bargaining and Post-Production Majors agreements.
This is the first time that production workers are receiving representation. “DreamWorks and The Animation Guild have had a relationship since the studio started.
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