VFX Union
{{Short description|North American labor union}}
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| full_name = Visual Effects Union for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada
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| abbreviation = IATSE VFX
VFX-IATSE
| formation = 2012
| type = Labor union
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VFX Union also known as the IATSE VFX Union, Visual Effects Union or International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Visual Effects Union is a North American labor union for visual effects artists, and a wing of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
History
The organization traces its origin to a group of 300 VFX artists who created the "VFX Production Group" on a Slack channel in 2020. They began to compare what salaries different studios provided.{{Cite web |url=https://jacobin.com/2023/03/visual-effects-vfx-iatse-workers-unionization-film |title=Will Visual Effects Workers Unionize? |date=March 9, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Jacobin |last=Press |first=Alex N.}} The VFX Union officially formed in 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/inside-the-vfx-union-brewing-in-hollywood.html |title=Inside the VFX Union Brewing in Hollywood |date= January 13, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Vulture |last=Lee |first=Chris}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/vfx-union-iatse-survey-pay-healthcare-1235338259/ |title=VFX Workers’ Union Effort Picks Up Where Last Reckoning Left Off |date=March 1, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Carolyn |first=Giardina |last2=Kilkenny |first2=Katie}} In 2016 after the reports of poor working conditions on Sony's Sausage Party the IATSE filed a complaint with the British Columbia Ministry of Labour's Employment Standards Branch on behalf of the artists of the films and reached out to the VFX Union to offer help.{{Cite web |url=https://www.awn.com/news/iatse-issues-open-letter-help-vfx-workers-fight-untenable-working-conditions |title=IATSE Issues Open Letter to Help VFX Workers Fight ‘Untenable’ Working Conditions |date=August 29, 2016 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Animation World Network |last=Wolfe |first=Jennifer}}{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/animation-vfx-iatse-sausage-party-arc-productions-1201810553/ |title=IATSE Offers To Help ‘Sausage Party’ Animators & Fight “Untenable” VFX Working Conditions |date=August 29, 2016 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Deadline |last=Robb |first=David}} Amidst the 2022 and 2023 Hollywood labor disputes the organization encouraged unionization among United States and Canadian visual effects artists.{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/iatse-pushing-for-vfx-artists-to-unionize-1849886127 |title=As concerns about working conditions grow, IATSE is pushing for VFX artists to unionize |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=The A.V. Club |last=Barsanti |first=Sam}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/09/visual-effects-artists-union-push-movies |title=‘Like being in the military’: embattled VFX artists push to unionize |date=September 9, 2022 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=The Guardian |last=Sainato |first=Michael}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/1583244/iatse-wants-new-big-break-in-hollywood-with-vfx-workers |title=IATSE Wants New Big Break In Hollywood With VFX Workers |date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Law360 |last=Ryan |first=Tim |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230310001555/https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/1583244/iatse-wants-new-big-break-in-hollywood-with-vfx-workers |archive-date=March 10, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/iatse-vfx-workers-union-drive-1234791102/ |title=IATSE Escalates VFX Workers’ Push to Unionize with New Survey |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=IndieWire |last=Welk |first=Brian}} Among the IATSE VFX Union's services is performing surveys of workers' conditions within the industry. The first was published in March 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/iatse-vfx-survey-animation-guild-1235539899/ |title=IATSE Accelerates VFX Industry Organizing Drive with Release of Working Conditions Survey |date=March 1, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Variety |last=Maddaus |first=Gene}} Their poll showed that two thirds of visual effects artists surveyed believed that the current situation in the industry was unsustainable.{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/vfx-workers-unionize-high-risks-low-wages-insane-hours-1234814830/ |title=High Risks, Low Wages, Insane Hours: VFX Workers Say They Are Ready to Unionize |date= March 1, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=IndieWire |last=Brian |first=Welk}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-vfx-artists-pay-salary-details/ |title=Marvel Studios Reportedly Pays VFX Artists 20% Less Than Other Studios |date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Screen Rant |last=Hood |first=Cooper}}