The Animation Guild (TAG) and the Titmouse NY Organizing Committee have ratified their first collective bargaining settlement with Titmouse NY. This vital milestone comes after Titmouse voluntarily acknowledged unionization efforts in New York on January 7, 2022. The New York studio is now the primary animation studio exterior L.A. County to unionize in many years.
Titmouse founder and president Chris Prynoski mentioned, “We’re happy with the Titmouse artists in NY and assist them as we transfer into the longer term collectively!”
“Animation employees throughout the nation deserve the power to have a voice within the creation of their working circumstances,” commented TAG Enterprise Consultant Steve Kaplan. “The crew at Titmouse NY is the primary of what I anticipate to be many animation studios that can discover their crews thinking about sharing these choices. The Animation Guild has set the usual for office circumstances from our origins in Los Angeles. Now, we invite animation employees throughout america to succeed in out and work with us to create a nationwide normal for animation work.”
Titmouse NY’s union employees’ unanimous vote to ratify the contract illustrates the employees’ collective willpower to create honest and favorable working circumstances.
“I’m extremely happy with our union for voting in favor of ratifying our contract,” mentioned Dan Pinto, a member of the organizing committee. “The truth that the vote was unanimous makes this historic achievement all of the extra vital. It is a big win for our studio, for the New York animation scene, and for animation and manufacturing employees throughout the nation. That is solely the start.”
The ratified collective bargaining settlement displays Titmouse NY’s dedication to making a collaborative and supportive work atmosphere for its staff. It encompasses important provisions that deal with wages, advantages, and dealing circumstances, making certain honest therapy and the chance for employees to have a voice in shaping their skilled lives.
Supply: The Animation Guild
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
