Representing animation artists, writers, technicians & production workers since 1952

We would like to invite you to our upcoming Animation Guild New Member Lunch on Wednesday, February 12 at noon (PST). We will introduce you to the Guild, review the benefits and perks for doing the Union, and answer any other questions you might have.

We expect the meeting to take around an hour, with time for questions. 

To attend, please register in advanced here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kkRXj-pFQu6yh4WLQNhk0w

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

If you are unable to make this meeting and would like to be notified of our next New Member Lunch, please let me know as well. 

Please also check out our new member web page for more info: https://animationguild.org/new-member/

On January 1, 2025, the new and dramatically improved payment terms for Animation Timers went into effect. 

The Producers have agreed to eliminate the often-abused unit (footage) rates for Animation Timers. Producers have also agreed (for all crafts) to raise the minimum rates by 7% (retroactive to Aug. 4, 2024), an additional 4% (effective August 3, 2025) and and additional 3.5% (effective August 2, 2026)

The Producers are now required to hire you either at Weekly rates or at Daily/Hourly rates, and to pay for the time it actually takes you to complete your assignment. Never again should you have to put in uncompensated overtime hours to complete an assignment. So you will want to be sure that you are hired and paid in accordance with the new Agreement. 

Join TAG Timing Committee co-Chair Ray Kosarin and TAG Recording Secretary Paula Spence to discuss how to approach communication and billing under the new terms. And if you have encountered confusion or difficulties since January 1 with studios asking you to work under conditions which strike you as unfair—e.g., setting unfair quota requirements—we want to hear about his too.

Please join us, Thursday, February 13 at 7 pm at this link:

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DVUGq2WPRVmJB46wsvkPTA