‘Rick And Morty” & ‘Solar Opposites’ Workers Unionize With Animation Guild
deadline.comProduction workers at Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites have filed to join The Animation Guild (TAG) to collectively bargain for their first union contract.
Rick and Morty, which airs on Adult Swim, and Solar Opposites, which airs on Hulu, are animated adult sitcoms. Workers included in the bargaining unit include production managers, production supervisors, design assistants, casting assistants, storyboard coordinators and office production coordinators and assistants.
According to the guild, “This move follows a request by a super majority of the workers last week to be voluntarily recognized.
Attorneys representing both production companies responded to this request by contacting TAG and stating that the productions’ parent studios, Adult Swim and 20th Century Fox, were not willing to voluntarily recognize the entire unit as was proposed by The Animation Guild.” The guild then filed a petition for a union election. “Production workers are the heart of the animation industry and have been underappreciated and undercompensated for far too long.
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