Animation Workers Ignited

MIXER INCOMING!! On Friday, October 24th at 7pm, Lightbox Expo is coming into town, and a fellow TAG member seized on the opportunity to get together for some after hours fun! Bring your own supplies, your gorgeous personality and a love of drawing! We'll be there, come and hang!

On Wednesday Oct 8 @ 6:30pm PST, TAG’s very first slate with its own public platform will be on the mic! Meet the candidates! Talk about the platform! Talk about what YOU want for TAG’s future! All TAG members are invited, remember to RSVP!

GET PUMPED FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUR UNION AT OUR ZOOM AT 11AM TOMORROW!!

We'll talk through the struggles and heartbreak of eligibility changes for union office positions, your vision for the future of your union, and what you want to do next! bit.ly/AWI-season

And remember YOU can take action against Disney; cancel your Hulu, D+, Disney tickets, and if you can, show up in person for protests in front of Disney. Free speech and protest WILL win out over fascism, we won't let these studios and companies live down their capitulations to a would-be dictator.

If you're feeling confused, angry, or lost about your animation career, your animation workers community is here for you! We can't change the status quo if we don't work together! Join our IRL mixer Monday/22nd @ Paperback Brewing, or RSVP for our virtual Election Season Town Hall on Zoom Sept/27th!

Don't forget! AWI Caucus mixer is tonight! 7PM @ Paperback Brewing, 422 Magnolia Ave, Glendale CA 91204. Let's chat about the upcoming TAG election and how to make the union better for everyone!

Now's the time for TAG members to meet and discuss what they want to see in THEIR union! AWI is now a caucus that you can join, and it has two events coming up for members to meet each other: Sept 7th online (bit.ly/AWI-talkback ) and 8th in person. See you there!

IATSE and the EUC are supporting the new "AI Copyright Transparency Act" and we need your help! Please check out the petition below if you are in California to tell your legislators to support this bill! #fuckai !

tinyurl.com/LetsBeClearAi

Join the caucus in person for a kickoff mixer for TAG members! Get together over drinks at Roguelike Tavern to talk how we can build a strong union that takes no concessions.

This Sunday at 5pm!
Roguelike Tavern
259 M Pass Ave, Burbank

AWI is not affiliated with TAG, but made up of TAG members!

AWI is evolving and taking it to the TAG voting booth this year!
We are now a caucus of rank-and-file animation workers organizing ourselves to take our industry back. We believe in building a fighting union, and a transparent, democratic, bottom-up union will get us there!

And this bill won’t fix everything wrong with the state of the industry in California, but it’s a hopeful improvement to get people back to the jobs they rely on and that play a key role in their local economies. Workers are what keep this country going, not tax dodging millionaires.

California Bill Expanding Film and TV Tax Credit Eligibility Passes "We can look forward to our members getting back to work where they live," the Entertainment Union Coalition says

www.yahoo.com/entertainmen.... Y’all did it! With your help and support AB1138 passed, animation included for the first time ever for California tax incentives! It’s a little tough to cheer when on the same day we face trumps bill passing, we won’t skip that reality.

The protest has already been public it’s literally across the country

NO KINGS Glendale / Northeast L.A. · No Kings In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. NO KINGS is a national day of action and peaceful mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian cruelty, lawlessness, and corruption from T...

California Pizza Kitchen/Waterfountain
Address:
101 N Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91203

Glendale City Hall address:
613 E Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206

Official NO KINGS - Glendale/EastLA Protest Event Info:
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

We will be meeting up in front of the water fountain near the Glendale California Pizza Kitchen, at 11:30 a.m. and then heading over to the Glendale City Hall around 11:50 a.m. for the official protest starting at 12:00 p.m. Saturday June 14th

Update on TAGME No Kings rally! We had an error in the last post and wanted to clarify that TAGME IS an official TAG entity. Also we understand the safety in not wanting to have info on an RSVP for an event like this. Feel free to use the link as a resource only, and I will include directions below

The #Nokingsprotest is happening all over the nation this Saturday and TAG ME (member
lead organization not an official TAG organization) is joining in at Glendale City Hall. Details and RSVP in the link. Bring a buddy and your best anti-fascism sign and join in!

tinyurl.com/TAGMENOKINGS

Cartoon Network’s & Adult Swim's Futures Are in Question as Major Layoffs Hit Atlanta Studios | Cord Cutters News The future of Cartoon Network and its sister brand Adult Swim is under a cloud of uncertainty following a significant round of layoffs at their Atlanta headquarters last Friday, June 6. The news was f...

cordcuttersnews.com/cartoon-netw.... More layoffs this week. But you know the CEOs and execs have no problem buying that third yacht .

How it’s going

Disney and NBCUniversal is suing Midjourney for mass copyright infringement - commencing the first major legal battle against an AI company that could dictate the future of generative AI.

(Read more: Deadline)

Awesome news! Like TAG says we need to keep writing and calling our reps to ensure the $750 million is included and the $1million animation qualification is lowered! #keepcaliforniaanimating #keepcaliforniarolling

Whoops! Looks like gifs are an issue on here if not from tenor? Here’s the video file!

And checkout this awesome gif by TAG animator @andrewchesworth.bsky.social to share and support the fight!

Important new updates to Bill AB1138! TLDR the state legislature wants to take away money from the proposal, while also making it cost more for animation productions to even qualify. Swipe through for more details and what can be done. #keepcaliforniarolling #keepcaliforniaanimating

Last panels that didn’t make it in!

California Bills AB1138 and SB630 go to the state assembly floor on June 10th/11th, and now is the time to show support with letters to your reps and posting on socials! Check out the slides for details and personal takes on the bills. #keepcaliforniarolling #animationworkers

Say NO to A.I. at CalArts! Please click the link to complete this form.

CalArts Students, Staff, Alumni - please join me and sign Say NO to A.I. at CalArts!
Help CalArtians unite against Generative AI on campus! form.jotform.com/251146941917...

So many art schools seem to be intent on their own destruction. If you follow the logical conclusion of embracing AI, what exactly are your graduates going to do when they are done? If your grads flop, how will you recruit more students to your program?

Action alert! Animation workers at Whiteboard Geeks are on a one-day strike today against Unfair Labor Practices, after 18 months of negotiations for a fair contract! Send a letter to the studio owner to voice your support for these workers! tiny.cc/WBGletter #standwithanimation #whiteboardgeeks

CORRECTION! We mistakenly listed this workshop as happening on the 22nd. It's actually April 30th and May 7th! Sign up with us for an animation-focused talkback about HOW WE WIN A STRONG CONTRACT! #standwithanimation #labornotes