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#NewDeal4Animation, also known as the New Deal 4 Animation and New Deal for Animation, is an Twitter campaign to raise awareness about conditions of those working in the animation industry. A simultaneous effort known as #StoryCraftUnite was launched to highlight intense work conditions of storyboard artists.

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These comments came as #NewDeal4Animation, a movement of animation workers demanding equal pay, treatment and recognition alongside their contemporaries working in live-action, was picking up momentum during negotiations for a new contract between The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839/SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and the presentation is being used to rally the movement.

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 * 1) NewDeal4Animation was a Tweet protest created in November of 2021 by The Animation Guild, advocating for equal pay between animation writers and live-action writers, also citing the effects of COVID-19 on their jobs. In a February 2021 video campaign featuring various animation writers, the Guild said that animation writers received less than half of live-action writers' pay. Other cited issues included changes in the workflow of studios, such as increased workload, out of proportion with shorter development time from technological advances; and paying animators for large first seasons at a lower rate (pay boosts are given for renewed series), but splitting that season into multiple smaller seasons for viewers. Negotiations for a new contract between TAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers—their last contract expired on October 30, 2021—began in November 2021, and in May 2022, a new contract was agreed to, with retroactive additional wages and special clauses for remote work.

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"These put-downs of animation come at an especially important time for the field. The Animation Guild (TAG) is currently negotiating for a deal that would ensure animation workers receive pay equal to that of their live-action counterparts. #NewDeal4Animation has become a rallying cry online, and TAG members united in Burbank, California, on Sunday, March 20, in support of the deal."

"Professional life and its subsequent job satisfaction have been topics of increased scrutiny since the pandemic happened. Job markets all over the world are shifting as workers take new stock of what they should be prioritizing in life; not surprisingly, industries like animation and gaming have been particularly loud as of late, as the hard-working people behind them make renewed attempts to improve their collective situation. The hashtag #NewDeal4Animation has been out there since late November, when TAG started negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) ffor new master agreements for animators"

"TAG backs this campaign, which has the benefit of offering a clear comparison point between industries: live-action and animation writers essentially do the same job, after all. But the union stresses that it is determined to strike a better deal for all animation jobs, and workers have been demanding this online as part of the campaign #NewDeal4Animation."

"This Sunday, hundreds of members and supporters of The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 (animationguild.org), gathered in Burbank, Calif. to rally in support of TAG’s new contract demands from the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. Following talk delays caused by COVID-19 and an unprecedented 12 days of negotiations, TAG continues to push for a #NewDeal4Animation. Speakers included reps from IATSE, TAG and the Negotiations Committee. The Guild is asking AMPTP for a contract that provides more equitable compensation to animation employees, compared to live-action workers. Some of the key items include improved terms for those working on animated “new media” projects, including online streaming and other experimental platforms; appropriate pay and benefits for animation writers, both staff and short-term; and streamlining the classification of storyboard artists. For now, progress on these discussions is under media blackout, but COVID production hold ups and increased demand for animated content should lend weight to TAG’s position."

"The Animation Guild Writers Twitter account, operated by the Local’s Writers Craft Committee, confirmed the news on Friday. “Animation Guild negotiators are staying strong. Talks will resume at a later date. Thank you all for your continued support. Your posts and well wishes are everything. The fight is not over until we get a #NewDealforAnimation.” A date has not yet been set for a return to the bargaining table. Deadline was the first to report the pause in talks." related:

"Members and supporters of The Animation Guild convened at a sun-soaked parking lot in Burbank on Sunday to voice their support for a “new deal for animation” as the union continues to be locked in prolonged negotiations with studios over a new three-year master agreement. The #NewDeal4Animation solidarity rally, which took place outside IATSE Local 80’s Olive Ave. building, just blocks away from Disney’s studios, began with car-painting and concluded with spirited speeches from guest speakers including IATSE fourth international vice president Mike Miller, TAG’s (IATSE Local 839) president Jeanette Moreno King, and multiple TAG members and organizers that sought to unite members around the ongoing talks and the Local’s larger organizing efforts."

"Carrying signs that say “New deal 4 animation” and “Cartoons are serious business,” the rallygoers chanted, “New contract, new deal,” and “TAG United will never be defeated.” Labor and management last met at the bargaining table on March 2, and will resume talks on Tuesday."

"Writers, directors, and showrunners from some of the most popular animated film and TV programs in recent memory have banded together to demand a New Deal 4 Animation. The issue, outlined in the video, states that animated writers are paid less than half of their live-action counterparts. This is an unsustainable imbalance especially considering that animation production was expected to continue through a pandemic while live-action production shut down."

previous event pages https://actionnetwork.org/events/come-support-the-new-deal-4-animation-rally/ https://animationguild.org/events/rsvp-for-the-new-deal-4-animation-rally/

"As The Animation Guild (TAG) prepares to return to the bargaining table, members have renewed their campaign for a “New Deal 4 Animation,” setting out their demands online."

"The news arrives as The Animation Guild remains locked in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new master agreement. Talks began on the contract on Nov. 29 and TAG members, often using the hashtag #NewDeal4Animation, have waged a spirited social media campaign supporting certain key asks ever since. Members have made public that they are looking to address pay disparities for animation writers and for color designers and schedule and pay issues for story artists as well as end unit-rate pay for timing directors in this round of talks."

"Solidarity from #ANewDealForAnimation, a movement for better animation contracts, has joined in. Additionally, various public figures at Disney Animation, Disney Pictures, Pixar, and Lucasfilm have spoken out online to support and help draw more visibility to the movement. Even Oscar Isaac, star of Marvel’s Moon Knight, gave a statement to Variety during this week’s press tour."

"The hashtags #StoryCraftUnite and #NewDeal4Animation have been trending on Twitter to show support for storyboard artists and animators dealing with unhealthy work environments and needing better pay."

"Many others in the industry echoed Lord’s frustration with the hashtag #NewDeal4Animation, which has been used over the past few months as a rallying cry for members of The Animation Guild (TAG) demanding higher pay for animation workers and a nationwide expansion of IATSE’s animation contract with Hollywood studios, among other labor demands. Hundreds of TAG members gathered in Burbank last weekend for a solidarity rally as the guild’s negotiating committee continued its contract talks."

"Animation Guild members and allies rallied just up the road from the Disney Studios in Burbank Sunday to demand a “New Deal for Animation” for workers that should include equal pay to their “live-action counterparts.”"

"The Animation Guild (TAG), IATSE Local 839, will hold a rally in Burbank this Sunday, as it continues negotiations for a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Contract talks began last November, but the two sides have thus far been unable to reach an agreement."

images: https://brentnoll.com/2022/03/21/a-new-deal-for-animation/

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"In terms of the actual negotiations, again, I give a lot of respect for John DiMaggio to hold his ground and say, “hey we deserve more”. #Bendergate, as opposed to the #NewDeal4Animation campaign has a lot more credo given that at least John is making sure to collect HIS bag on HIS terms."

""The only reason She-Ra was possible was because of the passion of people like Jen [Bennett] on our crew... and that passion was exploited as an excuse to underpay, understaff, and overwork. No one should have to go through that again," Stevenson wrote on Twitter. They also used the hashtag #NewDeal4Animation, which has been used by the writers of The Animation Guild (TAG) to call for more equitable treatment for those working in cartoons..."I am so glad I was able to work on She-Ra," Bennett wrote in their original post. "It was the first show I worked on that had a voice I immediately GOT. But it was produced under Sideletter N in conditions that I would never, EVER willingly sign up for again. We NEED a #NewDeal4Animation!" For the uninitiated, Sideletter N is described by TAG as "the part of the Guild's Master CBA that covers Streaming Media."...Bennett continued, "If you don't think the crew was projecting whole-ass onto [main protagonist] Adora in those final seasons... Support TAG negotiators and animation workers in their fight for better conditions!!" A number of other creatives have voiced support for the #NewDeal4Animation movement, including The Owl House creator Dana Terrace, Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch, My Life as a Teenage Robot creator Rob Renzetti and The Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken, among many others."

"Snowballing into a larger social media movement for raising awareness of the animation community’s concerns, #NewDeal4Animation is illuminating some of the complex inner-workings that have affected and continue to affect fan-favorite animated shows...Because the bargaining terms for “New Media” (i.e. streaming) were negotiated between studios and The Animation Guild in 2009, it can be hard to make them accurately reflect the explosive market growth for streaming content in the past decade. Negotiation terms first organized when streaming was something of a quirk are still used in a landscape where it has become, for many staff, the standard on which their livelihoods depend...In addition to #NewDeal4Animation, artists and fans have started the #StoryCraftUnite tag to specifically highlight the intense work and ‘many hats’ demanded of storyboard artists. Storyboarders in the tag have shared several stories of the difficult deadlines and multiple roles they’re expected to wear, and a braced arm has become the impromptu logo for the tag, signaling artists who have had to wear arm braces while working to prevent cramps and pain from the long time spent working. Everything was on the table in these workers’ stories, from all-nighters to physical discomfort and anxiety. Bad-experience-bingo-cards flourish...If the #NewDeal4Animation and #StoryCraftUnite tags are anything to go by, the talent in the industry is very, very supportive of just having these issues be better understood by fans."