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ANNIVERSARY ISSUE 17 2020 JANUARY Expanding its reach within the world of streaming, Nielsen Ratings releases its list of the Top 10 streamed movies of 2020. Eight are animated! MARCH TAG releases a report that the percentage of women working at union studios rose to 30. 4% in 2020, and to 31.6% as of March. SEPTEMBER 23 As IATSE prepares for Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, the first TAG Tactical Action Group meets. By the end of the year TAG TAG has reached out to 1,637 members, preparing for an unprecedented level of participation in TAG's 2022 negotiations. SEPTEMBER Animation workers at Titmouse Vancouver ratify a new agreement with The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 938. The previous year, 87% of the crew voted on unionization, with more than 98% in favor. Titmouse Canada is the first animation studio in Canada to unionize. FEBRUARY 16 TAG hosts "Championing Diversity: A Conversation with Animation Luminaries." Featuring Jane Baer, Floyd Norman, Enid Denbo-Wizig, and Willie Ito. Within the year the People of Color and Black Artists committees are established. MAY 6 With the COVID-19 pandemic driving everyone to work from home, TAG holds its first General Membership Meeting on Zoom. Supervising Director JEANET TE MORENO KING leads the Guild into a new decade and through the challenges of the pandemic. 2019-2022 2021 MAY 7 While the majority of the enter tainment industr y is hit hard by the pandemic , TAG members continue to work. In suppor t of our union kin, TAG's Executive Board votes to donate $ 21 0,0 0 0 to suppor t all IATSE members through the MPTF and the Los Angeles Federation of Labor. For photography and illustrations, we would like to thank Disney, DreamWorks Animation, The Pegboard, The Animation Guild archives, The Animation Guild blog, and the many members who have shared images with us. For research resources, special thanks to Tom Sito, author of Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson. JANUARY To date—at more than 5 ,000 members strong—TAG has more than 23 committees and dedicated groups comprised of hundreds of engaged members focused on craft, advocacy, community, and organization. 2022 ANNIVERSARY ISSUE 17