YOU'RE INVITED: Wash & Game Night TONIGHT

FREE laundry service for Animation Guild members!

Snacks, drinks, and games on the patio all night.

Friends, kids, and doggies are welcome.

Network, chill, chat.

Sponsored by The Animation Guild

Young Workers Committee

Laundry night just got FUN!

7:30 - 10:30 PM

September 26, 2018

Happy Bubbles Laundromat

12441 Oxnard St.

North Hollywood, CA 91606

#animationisfamily #washandgame #happybubbles

Our Proposed Agreement with the AMPTP

ANIMATION GUILD MEETING
September 25, 2018

at 7:00 pm

Royal Ballroom

Pickwick Gardens Conference Center

1001 Riverside Dr. Burbank, CA 91506

The TAG Negotiation Committee includes subcommittees which focus on specific topics important to the membership. The Family Leave Subcommittee has spent the past year researching and formulating proposals in support of YOU! 

Here's an overview:

We researched:
In 2017, the Family Leave Subcommittee began to explore the topic of parental leave. We researched signatory studio policies for Guild members and corporate employees; we compared these to progressive corporate, state, and federal policies in the U.S. and abroad; we found precedent in the Writers Guild parental leave policy (added in 2017); we joined parenting chat groups, read news reports and research studies, watched TED Talks on the subject; and most importantly of all, we asked Guild members to share their stories.

We learned:
We learned that family leave involves more than just parental leave - it also includes sick days/personal days, elder care, bereavement leave, and workplace lactation accommodation. We found inspiration in our members' own experiences - both the good and the bad. In the end, we concluded that creating parity between existing studio policies would ensure that all Guild members have benefits they can count on when they need them most...no matter where they happen to be working when the need arises.

We presented:
We consolidated our research into a PowerPoint presentation, in which we established solid motivation for the AMPTP to support parity of benefits between studios. Through documented data, we demonstrated that supporting family leave and personal leave can make a positive fiscal impact. Benefits include female employee retention and promotion; fewer instances of sexual harassment; fewer instances of costly presenteeism and absenteeism; more focused, productive, and healthy employees; and good PR.

We negotiated:
Over the course of five days, we negotiated with the AMPTP. Although some of our goals have not yet been met, we have made some progress in this contract negotiation cycle. The proposed agreement will be discussed tonight at the Animation Guild's general membership meeting at the Pickwick Gardens Conference Center. Please come with your questions and comments at the ready.

We continue:
We continue to support the fight for parity amongst studio benefits. There is wide public support for paid family leave in the U.S. and within the membership of the Animation Guild. The AFL-CIO supports unions negotiating improved benefits at the local level...and we will!

#animationisfamily #negotiations2018 #supportpaidleave #generalmembershipmeeting

YOU'RE INVITED: Pay Equity Summit September 29th

It's 2018, and our historically female crafts still aren't compensated equally to their male equivalents. What?!

Why this matters to families: 

According to the Center for American Progress, 

42% of mothers are sole or primary breadwinners;

22.4% of mothers are co-breadwinners.

Why this matters to everyone:
Women are significant contributors to our entertainment industry and vital voices in creating diverse and successful content. Women and mothers are our bosses, colleagues, employees, friends, family, and community members.

However...public perceptions aren't keeping up

with our changing workforce:

According to the Pew Research Center, Americans still place a higher value on men's contributions in the workplace.

Let's discuss how to affect positive change at

Pay Equity Summit 2018

At the Summit, you'll enjoy a light breakfast, lunch, a mixer, and insightful discussion from an amazing panel of speakers including:

A special message of support from Lily Ledbetter, read by DGA member Rachel Feldman
Tema L. Staig – Executive Director Women In Media
Leslie Simon – Business Representative Local 871
Melissa Goodman – Director of Advocacy ACLU
Marisa Shipley – Reel Equity Chair, Art Department Coord, Local 871
Lalida Sujjavasin – Production Coordinator, Local 871
Chilly Nathan – Set Decorator Steering Committee, Local 44
Elisa Phillips – Color Stylist Committee, Local 839
Betty Madden – Costume Designer, Local 892
Yolanda Cochran – PGA, National Board of Directors, Production Executive at Disney ABC Television Group

When: 
Sat. September 29th
9:30AM – 3:30PM
Where: 
The Animation Guild
1105 North Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505

Sponsored by Women in Media, IATSE Local 871 (Script Supervisors/Continuity, Coordinators, Accountants, & Allied Production Specialists Guild), IATSE Local 839 (The Animation Guild), Costume Designers Guild, and Reel Equity.

#animationisfamily #payequity #genderequity

FREE Babysitting Swaps through Wana!

This week we're highlighting

WANA FAMILY NETWORK.

Finding childcare in Los Angeles can be a challenge! No one knows this better than entertainment industry families - so we're particularly excited to highlight a babysitting solution created by an industry mom right here in LA: Wana Family Network.

Through Wana, you can swap babysitting time with other families in your neighborhood. Convenient, community-building, friendly, and free...this could be the babysitting solution you've been waiting for.

"You play! They play! 

Trade babysitting with families in your neighborhood."

California neighborhoods included so far...

• Irvine
• LA Crescenta Valley
• LA Eastside
• LA South Bay
• LA Westside

Don't see your neighborhood? Start your own Wana Family Playgroup!

#animationisfamily #babysitting

Celebrating Labor Day with the LADYist

This week, we're highlighting the LADYist!

Laist.com celebrates Labor Day 2018 with the introduction of it's newest column: the LADYist. 

While Labor Day belongs to all workers, we know our working moms deserve a high-5 for going above and beyond every day. For it's debut post, the LADYist asked Los Angeles moms to share their stories. Over 100 of our best and brightest responded with tales of heroism, laughter, and making it work here in L.A. (Keep an eye out for our own animation moms featured in the column!) 

Working moms, we salute you.

#animationisfamily #negotiations2018 #laborday #workingmom