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Animation Guild Descends On DreamWorks To Put Pressure On AMPTP Ahead Of More Contract Talks: “We Are Not Going To Back Down”
Ahead of more scheduled bargaining with the AMPTP, the Animation Guild is putting pressure on the major studios to accept their demands
Two weeks after agreeing to extend the current contract to accommodate more talks again, the Animation Guild descended on DreamWorks’ offices in Glendale, California, on Tuesday to hand executives a petition signed by more than more than 58,000 working TAG members and public supporters with the goal of emphasizing the value of the profession. With the news of October’s extension, lead negotiator Steve Kaplan said in a statement that the week’s talks left leadership “hopeful that the studios are willing to provide us with the movement necessary to reach an agreement.” However, during Tuesday’s march, character designer Michelle Drennan told the crowd that the AMPTP had “not responded in a realistic way to our biggest asks.”
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