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‘Avatar’ VFX Artists Vote to Unionize With IATSE
A group of visual effects artists who work on director James Cameron and Disney's "Avatar" films have voted to unionize with IATSE.
A group of visual effects artists who work on Disney’s CGI-heavy “ Avatar ” films have voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees ( IATSE). It marks the first time a group of “vendor-side” VFX artists have won union representation through an official National Labor Relations Board vote. “I could not be more proud of my fellow visual effects workers on the ‘Avatar’ sequels for standing together to secure our right to collectively bargain for more equitable compensation and benefits,” said Patrick DeVaney, a post-vis coordinator at Lightstorm, in a statement.
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