Nickelodeon Recognizes Production Workers as Members of Animation Guild

Nickelodeon Animation Studios has agreed to voluntarily recognize 177 production workers as members of the Animation Guild, avoiding the need for an NLRB election. The Animation Guild — also known as IATSE Local 839 — already represents about 400 artistic workers at Nickelodeon, including storyboard artists, character designers and writers. The new members include production managers, production coordinators and post-production assistants. Those jobs include many entry-level employees, and they tend to make less than the other guild members. The guild announced in December that the workers had signed cards seeking to unionize, as they sought to address high healthcare costs… Read Full Article