Animation Guild and AMPTP Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract

variety.com:

Wilson Chapman editorThe Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have negotiated the tentative terms of a new contract for film and television productions.

The professional union for animation workers announced the news Friday, almost eight months since negotiations for a contract started.The news comes about 10 months after the three-year contract between the Animation Guild and AMPTP was initially set to expire, July 29, 2021.

The contract has been extended several times, amid demands from animation professionals for a deal that would offer better pay and treatment from studios for their work.

The movement, known as #NewDeal4Animation, has seen Animation Guild members demand that they receive equal pay for their work compared to those who work in live-action productions.