A new union at the Austin-based Powerhouse Animation Studios is the IATSE Local's first foray outside of California and New York.
The union and Powerhouse Animation management will now work on agreeing to their first contract covering a wide swath of workers, from background designers to production assistants to animators.
“Representing the Powerhouse artistic and production staff further solidifies The Animation Guild as the union setting the standard for workplace conditions in the animation industry,” TAG business representative Steve Kaplan said in a statement. Of the Powerhouse Animation leadership, which also maintains a small studio in the L.A.
Added Powerhouse Animation CEO and chief creative officer Brad Graeber, “As a studio founded by animators who wanted to improve the industry, Powerhouse has always tried to put our incredible team of artists first.” Graeber said, “When we learned that our staff wanted to organize, we worked with the union to recognize their organization in a way that was fair for our very unique studio in Texas.”
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