Remote workers at DreamWorks Animation have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement.
\n\nThe agreement was ratified on Aug. 21, with 97 percent of participants voting in favor of the contract. Of the 108 eligible voters, 90 cast ballots, representing 83.3% of voter turnout.
\n\nUntil recently, remote animation artists and technicians working on the same projects as their Los Angeles counterparts did not receive the same wage scales, benefits or protections.
\n\nRemote workers are now on parity with on-campus workers, including pension and healthcare coverage. The newly-ratified agreement gives the unit all the same protections offered in the IATSE Local 839 Master Agreement through a Sideletter.
\n\nAnthony Holden, DreamWorks Story Artist and member of the Negotiation Committee said, “This contract is a huge victory for DreamWorks remote artists, but also for the animation industry as a whole.” He added, “Our coworkers who work in-person at studios in L.A. enjoy mobility between employers with guaranteed benefits such as healthcare coverage and a pension plan. Many of us remote DreamWorkers have served for years (and in some cases decades) in the same industry without the same protections. Now we can work under the same terms as our union brothers and sisters. This contract…
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