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Disney, Marvel & ‘Avatar’ Franchise VFX Workers Ratify First IATSE Contracts
VFX workers at Disney's Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and the Avatar franchise have approved their first collective bargaining agreements.
The Avatar workers’ contract is for three years and includes provisions for preferential hiring rights, without a loss of pay, on future Avatar films for current bargaining unit employees; IATSE Basic Agreement annual wage increases; MPIPHP benefits retroactive to August 1, 2024; and new wage scale rates based on a 40-hour work week on future films. “I want to congratulate the member of these VFX bargaining units on negotiating fair contracts that earned such strong support,” IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb said. “This is not just a victory for our unit, but for all of the VFX industry because they now see that it is possible to achieve the seat at the table, the respect, and the more equitable payment and benefits that have been denied us for so long,” said Patrick DeVaney, a PostVis coordinator on Avatar, in IATSE’s release announcing the news.
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