VFX Workers for Marvel and Disney Ratify First Union Contract

Two years ago, VFX covers artists WonderThe Avatar FranchiseAnd Disney All voted separately to form their own union. With help IATSEThree worker groups now voted for the “excessive” agreements to approval that ensures better conditions for employees in these related projects.

Both the contract-Marvel and Disney Read under an agreement, and Avatar Tim Lightstorm It has its own – minimum wage increase and IATSE pension plan and fine access to food. In terms of difference, the Lightstorm Agreement guarantees the right to the desired appointment of future Avatar Films (and without pay loss) for current bid employees, new wage scale rate for those films for the future and minimum call rate for the sixth and seventh day of the work. In this Agreement “Technical Change and Protection against subcontracting” and AII The language taken from the initial contract of IATSE.

Marvel and Disney’s specific agreement “Dangerous set terms, and long post -production assignments ensure additional salary for health and ease,” and work details for each role and legally compulsory agreements “has been applied through a complaint and arbitration approach.” Marvel’s VFX Rangler’s Kel Liaquos-Gilbert Authorized Agreement Considering the Authorized Agreement “Not Just a Victory [us]However, the entire VFX is a very essential win for the industry. It is an organizer, more than two years later as an agreement negotiator and now a founding union member is one of the proud moments of my life. […] We put ink on paper and gave our people we deserved the contract. “

Lightstorm’s virtual camera coordinator, Justin Maid, added, “Another way of our crew is leading the industry, and I deeply hope the other VFX crews will follow us and vote for the union,” added the virtual camera coordinator of the lightstorm. “Our power is in our labor, and our voices are heard through our solidarity and now Avatar The crew all will have the opportunity to work in one of the best industries in our country. “

VFX artists started the first unioning after the complaint in 2022 Crop For VFX-Various Projects, Marvel and Disney are with the worst criminals. These agreements are four (Marvel/Disney) and three (three (threeAvatar), Respectively, and they are coming long.

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