Animation Guild | We are 839 Digital Magazine
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16 KEYFRAME JANUARY The first This Week @ TAG e-newsletter goes out, providing up-to-date information on events, benefits, members, and more. JUNE Best known for work on Futurama and The Simpsons Movie, Rough Draft Studios reaches an agreement with TAG that covers feature films and T V series. 2016 2014 SEPTEMBER Having taken the unusual step of organizing mid- production, the crew of Rick & Morty ratify a new labor agreement with TAG. Rick & Morty is an Adult Swim series, and the contract is considered especially notable since the majority of Adult Swim productions are not unionized, with most artists working at studios that produce Adult Swim shows at wages below union minimums. 2013 2012 Following a five- year effort, and an overwhelming 90.1% vote, Nickelodeon's CG artists ratify a contract with TAG. TAG rebrands with a new logo. According to the design firm behind it, "As the lowercase "a" and "g" join together to form the symbol, the letters seem to be in constant movement, animated." MARCH Keyframe magazine launches. The glossy quarterly features articles that celebrate the craft of animation and its union artists. APRIL TAG announces that more than 25% of workers under its union contract are women. This is the first time in modern history that the 25% mark has been reached. 2018 Guild presidents during this decade include BOB FOSTER, NATHAN LOOFBOURROW, JACK THOMAS, LAURA HOHMAN, and KC JOHNSON. 2011-2019 2017 SPRING Disney layoffs hit veteran animators who have worked at the House of Mouse for decades, essentially dismantling the studio's hand- drawn animation division. FALL Members have a new way to show their Local 839 solidarity and pride with the birth of TAG Tuesday. OCTOBER More than 200 women and gender- nonconforming professionals in the animation industry (many of whom are Guild members) publish an open letter to all major L. A . studios to "wipe out sexual harassment in the animation industry." 2019 MARCH Five Guild members turn #MeToo into #MeToon with their live-action/animated segment about a case of harassment in the animation industry on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. JUNE 21 Following an overwhelming vote of approval, the crew of ShadowMachine's BoJack Horseman ratifies a contract with TAG. NOVEMBER 2 After a many-year break, the Golden Awards return, honoring 28 Guild members who have spent 50 years or more dedicated to the craft of animation F E AT U R E Three years later the magazine wins a first place in general excellence in the Labor Media Awards.