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The Hollywood Reporter - Animation Guild Fires Up Members at Pre-Negotiations Rally: “We’re Going to Win Our Industry Back”

As industry workers face layoffs, outsourcing and the specter of artificial intelligence, leaders of the union painted this year's bargaining cycle as a "do or die" moment.

The Animation Guild(IATSE Local 839) organized the event before it heads into bargaining over a new three-year contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that will tackle hot-button issues like AI and outsourcing. In an interview at the event with The Hollywood Reporter, negotiating committee member and writer Joey Clift ( PAW Patrol, Spirit Rangers) asserted that the union was fighting for the careers of current and future animation workers. Rock, Paper, Scissors writer Julia Prescott got a hearty response during a speech stating that if the union doesn’t make major changes to the contract now, it won’t have another chance.

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