VFX Union
Visual Effects Union for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada | |
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| Abbreviation | IATSE VFX VFX-IATSE |
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| Formation | 2012 |
| Type | Labor union |
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| Website | vfxunion |
VFX Union also known as the IATSE VFX Union, Visual Effects Union or International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Visual Effects Union is a North American labor union for visual effects artists, and a wing of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
History
[edit]The organization traces its origin to a group of 300 VFX artists who created the "VFX Production Group" on a Slack channel in 2020. They began to compare what salaries different studios provided.[1] The VFX Union officially formed in 2012.[2][3] In 2016 after the reports of poor working conditions on Sony's Sausage Party the IATSE filed a complaint with the British Columbia Ministry of Labour's Employment Standards Branch on behalf of the artists of the films and reached out to the VFX Union to offer help.[4][5] Amidst the 2022 and 2023 Hollywood labor disputes the organization encouraged unionization among United States and Canadian visual effects artists.[6][3][1][2][7][8][9][10] Among the IATSE VFX Union's services is performing surveys of workers' conditions within the industry. The first was published in March 2023.[6] Their poll showed that two thirds of visual effects artists surveyed believed that the current situation in the industry was unsustainable.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Press, Alex N. (March 9, 2023). "Will Visual Effects Workers Unionize?". Jacobin. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Lee, Chris (January 13, 2023). "Inside the VFX Union Brewing in Hollywood". Vulture. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Carolyn, Giardina; Kilkenny, Katie (March 1, 2023). "VFX Workers' Union Effort Picks Up Where Last Reckoning Left Off". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (August 29, 2016). "IATSE Issues Open Letter to Help VFX Workers Fight 'Untenable' Working Conditions". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Robb, David (August 29, 2016). "IATSE Offers To Help 'Sausage Party' Animators & Fight "Untenable" VFX Working Conditions". Deadline. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Maddaus, Gene (March 1, 2023). "IATSE Accelerates VFX Industry Organizing Drive with Release of Working Conditions Survey". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Barsanti, Sam (December 12, 2022). "As concerns about working conditions grow, IATSE is pushing for VFX artists to unionize". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Sainato, Michael (September 9, 2022). "'Like being in the military': embattled VFX artists push to unionize". The Guardian. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Tim (March 7, 2023). "IATSE Wants New Big Break In Hollywood With VFX Workers". Law360. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Welk, Brian (December 12, 2022). "IATSE Escalates VFX Workers' Push to Unionize with New Survey". IndieWire. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Brian, Welk (March 1, 2023). "High Risks, Low Wages, Insane Hours: VFX Workers Say They Are Ready to Unionize". IndieWire. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Hood, Cooper (January 13, 2023). "Marvel Studios Reportedly Pays VFX Artists 20% Less Than Other Studios". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 14, 2023.