Netflix Animation Studios Organizing

Welcome to the Netflix Animation Studios Organizing page! A powerful majority of us have expressed our support to form our own production union and in doing so, join over 1,200 other animation production workers who’ve formed their unions with The Animation Guild (and if we’re post-production, The Motion Picture Editors Guild). Please continue to check here frequently for updates, resources, and announcements as we move forward through this process.

Our right to organize our union is protected under federal law (National Labor Relations Act) and we are protected from all the following forms of retaliation against any employee who seeks to form a union, which could be considered an Unfair Labor Practice and deemed unlawful following an investigation by the National Labor Board:

❌Threatens to close or relocate the facility.
❌Reduces Pay, benefits, or working conditions.
❌Disciplines or discharges an employee. 
❌Refuses to bargain with our Union in good faith.

Where we are in the process

 

As of May 19, 2026

The Negotiations Committee has reached tentative agreement and unanimously recommends ratification of the agreement. Please check your personal emails between Tues. May 19th and Tues. May 26th at 12pm PST to cast your vote on the contract!

As of January 14, 2026

On December 30, 2025, we had the final tally of our NLRB election:
57 total votes (81% voter participation)
44 yes votes (77% yes)

This is momentous news, and our supermajority turnout and yes vote demonstrates we’re ready to show up to win our priorities.

Since then, we’ve nominated a Negotiations Committee and Contract Action Team. Please check your emails for more details.

As of November 21, 2025

As we’ve waited for the federal government function to resume, we have been building our support for our union through each event and activity planned, all in preparation for winning our union election (also called a “recognition election”). The time is finally here: WE WILL HAVE OUR UNION ELECTION!

On Monday, December 8 from 11am- 2:30pm in the Tenant Lounge, there is IN PERSON VOTING for all Burbank office-based NAS prod. Mail ballots to remote workers go in the mail that day, too. Ballots sent by mail must be received Monday, December 29 and the results will be counted live on Zoom on Tuesday, December 30 at 1pm Pacific. If you work out of the Burbank office and cannot be in person to vote on December 8th, email the OC ASAP to try and arrange for a mail ballot (netflixprodcommittee@tag839.org).

As of October 3, 2025:

NAS has denied our request for voluntary recognition and we are proceeding with a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election. We have filed the necessary paperwork and have all received a notice about this from the company.

Our petition for an election and that notice from the company are NOT a confirmation of the date of our election, as the NLRB is a federal agency impacted by the recent government shut down. Our day will come to make our voices heard, and we will continue to keep you updated on further developments! Feel free to contact the OC with any questions.

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Get Involved and Learn More

  • 1. Will we have to get new insurance cards when we switch to COBRA?
    No, you can use the same ID cards.

    2. Will my deductible start over when we switch to COBRA?
    No, the deductible would not re-set.

    3. Will FSA/HSA funds still be taken out of our paycheck for the rest of this year?
    No, HSA/FSA payroll deductions end at the end of the month following the date of your “job change” in the internal payroll system (expected end of May). (This does not mean your actual job is changing, it’s an internal switch for union status payrolling purposes) You may elect to continue Healthcare FSA coverage through COBRA and would pay your contributions directly to WageWorks (the vendor providing the COBRA subsidy) at that point as this is not eligible for subsidy.

    4. Will the FSA/HSA remain active, allowing production staff to access their funds for the rest of the year? How will Netflix address this?
    If you continue FSA coverage via COBRA they’ll have access to their full balance until you cancel COBRA coverage (at which point you would have 90 days to use the funds on expenses incurred through the coverage end date) or until the plan year concludes. If you do not continue coverage through COBRA, your coverage ends at the end of the month in which you move to union status (expected to be end of May). You have 90 days from that point to use the balance on expenses incurred through the coverage end date. For HSA: HSA funds are yours to keep forever. Payroll contributions will stop at the end of the month in which you move to union status but the balance remains in the account until you choose to spend it.

    5. Will our rate of pay change to weekly like the artists, or stay bi-weekly?
    No, you will remain on the same payroll cycles and be paid bi-weekly.

  • Request access to the Health Care Town Hall here!

  • Request access to the Election Town Hall here:

  • Now that your union with TAG is recognized, you have a right to union representation at certain meetings with your employer. Learn more about Weingarten Rights.

  • Learn more about TAG health and retirement plans. 

    Learn more about production organizing with TAG.

    Learn more about how to have one-on-one conversations about organizing.

  • Lunch & Learn Recap: Organizing Goals