2023-11-28 21:03:40
Ten Walt Disney animators working remotely in six U.S. states are seeking to unionize, the Animation Guild announced Tuesday.
The workers filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for an official union election and asked to be represented by the Animation Guild and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
“Artists and writers who do the same work for the same studios should have the same rights and standards at work, regardless of where they live,” Animation Guild organizer Ben Speight said. in a press release.
Walt Disney Animation Studios is among employers that have not extended union contracts to remote workers hired outside Los Angeles County, resulting in lower wages and limited benefits, the guild added.
Walt Disney did not immediately respond to a Archyde.com request for comment.
According to the union, after COVID restrictions were lifted and return-to-work protocols were put in place, several employers informed remote workers that their working conditions were outside the scope of their contract .
Disney CEO Bob Iger has asked his employees to work from the company’s offices four days a week starting in March, as CNBC reported in January.
Disney is one of the studios affected by the 118-day strike by the SAG-AFTRA union, which is demanding higher wages for Hollywood actors and writers, as well as safeguards against the use of artificial intelligence. (Reporting by Arsheeya Bajwa in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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