The key issue for the union is employers’ refusal to provide scale wages or residuals in the fastest-growing area of animated performers’ work — animated programs made for subscription-based streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
SAG-AFTRA Resumes TV Animation Talks After Strike Authorization Vote
The key issue for the union is employers’ refusal to provide scale wages or residuals in the fastest-growing area of animated performers’ work — animated programs made for subscription-based streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon.
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I'm really glad to see this. The animation industry has some real problems, including the things mentioned in this article all the way to farming animation out to outside companies for cheap labor. Hopefully SAG-AFTRA’s move can start a domino effect on how we look at the Animation industry and it’s variable parts as a whole and help change it to be a more sustainable and equitable industry for both performers, technicians, and artists. This is especially important as the consumer market, especially in streaming services, watches more and more animation than they do live action. Bojack Horseman, Big Mouth, even series marketed originally for kids have large and diverse consumer demographics. Adventure Time, The Regular Show, Gravity Falls, are all great examples. Which means that the distribution of these shows to other networks and mediums is high, and it’s important that the people involved in creating them are able to benefit from that popularity. I’m curious to see if IATSE 839 (The Animation Guild) has remarked on this move by SAG-AFTRA at all.
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