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The results are in! Mike Rianda will be your voice in union leadership alongside the experience of so many strong new and returning board members.
Important update! The small but mighty AWI socials team is taking a much needed break from all accounts, putting them on hiatus until further notice. Next year is going to be very busy with the Negotiations for The Animation Guild contract, so you should expect to see some posts from us then!
September 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Important update! The small but mighty AWI socials team is taking a much needed break from all accounts, putting them on hiatus until further notice. Next year is going to be very busy with the Negotiations for The Animation Guild contract, so you should expect to see some posts from us then!
Let’s goooo!!!
DreamWorks Animation’s remote workers have overwhelmingly ratified their first union contract with The Animation Guild.
97% voted in favor of the agreement, securing equal wage standards, healthcare, pension benefits and workplace protections as on-campus workers.
97% voted in favor of the agreement, securing equal wage standards, healthcare, pension benefits and workplace protections as on-campus workers.
September 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Let’s goooo!!!
Stand with the Disneyland Entertainment Cast Members! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... . Disney is unsurprisingly treating their parade and cast members like dirt in their first negotiations 😤😤 sign and spread the word! #workersrightsarehumanrights #payupdisney
Stand with the Disneyland Entertainment Cast Members!
Sign your name today and show your solidarity with the Cast Members of Disneyland! By signing your name, you let the workers know that we have your support and you let the Disneyland management know t...
actionnetwork.org
August 31, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Stand with the Disneyland Entertainment Cast Members! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... . Disney is unsurprisingly treating their parade and cast members like dirt in their first negotiations 😤😤 sign and spread the word! #workersrightsarehumanrights #payupdisney
AB -412 in the California Legislature just crossed a huge milestone this month, clearing the Senate’s Privacy, Digital Technology, and Consumer Protection Committee ! This bill would force transparency in how AI companies are using copy-written materials, a small win, but we keep fighting for more!
June 22, 2026 at 10:58 PM
AB -412 in the California Legislature just crossed a huge milestone this month, clearing the Senate’s Privacy, Digital Technology, and Consumer Protection Committee ! This bill would force transparency in how AI companies are using copy-written materials, a small win, but we keep fighting for more!
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“Creative breakthroughs happen when visionary storytellers are given access to transformative tools”--
Actually, creative breakthroughs happen when people don't have to drink brown water from data center waste. This is not cool or accessible, this is disingenuous & disappointing.
Actually, creative breakthroughs happen when people don't have to drink brown water from data center waste. This is not cool or accessible, this is disingenuous & disappointing.
Three AI animated series are heading to Prime Video streaming via Amazon MGM/AWS-backed GenAI Creators' Fund: 'Cupcake & Friends;' 'Love, Diana Music Hunters;' and 'Punky Duck' from Jorge Gutierrez.
Prime Video Orders Trio of Animated Series from New GenAI Creators' Fund
Three AI animated series are heading to Prime Video streaming via Amazon MGM/AWS-backed GenAI Creators' Fund: 'Cupcake & Friends;' 'Love, Diana Music Hunters;' and 'Punky Duck' from Jorge Gutierrez.
www.animationmagazine.net
May 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“Creative breakthroughs happen when visionary storytellers are given access to transformative tools”--
Actually, creative breakthroughs happen when people don't have to drink brown water from data center waste. This is not cool or accessible, this is disingenuous & disappointing.
Actually, creative breakthroughs happen when people don't have to drink brown water from data center waste. This is not cool or accessible, this is disingenuous & disappointing.
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THE OSCARS DON'T RESPECT ANIMATION?!
Here's our THIRD BONUS UMBERT EP, brought to you by our EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BACKERS!!!
Here's our THIRD BONUS UMBERT EP, brought to you by our EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BACKERS!!!
May 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
THE OSCARS DON'T RESPECT ANIMATION?!
Here's our THIRD BONUS UMBERT EP, brought to you by our EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BACKERS!!!
Here's our THIRD BONUS UMBERT EP, brought to you by our EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BACKERS!!!
😭😭😭
I have to admit I was already aged out of watching SpongeBob SquarePants when this episode originally aired.
But my younger colleagues told me to watch this clip.
But my younger colleagues told me to watch this clip.
April 22, 2026 at 8:13 AM
😭😭😭
Andddd they killed it. @cademocrats.bsky.social continue to let down the people who voted for them. Embarrassing. And union leadership, @iatse.bsky.social , where was the endorsement support?
April 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Andddd they killed it. @cademocrats.bsky.social continue to let down the people who voted for them. Embarrassing. And union leadership, @iatse.bsky.social , where was the endorsement support?
Use these tools to reach out to your state AG, tell them to put a stop to this merger! #blockthemerger #paramount #warnerbros #fuckmonopolies
April 20, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Use these tools to reach out to your state AG, tell them to put a stop to this merger! #blockthemerger #paramount #warnerbros #fuckmonopolies
Important #Calcare #AB1900 update! This may be our last chance to keep it alive and into the HC Committee. Let @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social know here, insta, email and phone that we DEMAND healthcare for all! He is betraying the people of his state by prioritizing lobbying money over people’s lives!
April 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Important #Calcare #AB1900 update! This may be our last chance to keep it alive and into the HC Committee. Let @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social know here, insta, email and phone that we DEMAND healthcare for all! He is betraying the people of his state by prioritizing lobbying money over people’s lives!
From @drinkanddraw.bsky.social !
“Do you miss when art was weird and cool? Well So do we! Drink and Draw presents - CHIMERA ART Market! This is THE BIGGEST, space we ever had access to. So here's the deal. Market on the Outside, Drink and Draw on the inside.So come on by and support local artists!”
“Do you miss when art was weird and cool? Well So do we! Drink and Draw presents - CHIMERA ART Market! This is THE BIGGEST, space we ever had access to. So here's the deal. Market on the Outside, Drink and Draw on the inside.So come on by and support local artists!”
April 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
From @drinkanddraw.bsky.social !
“Do you miss when art was weird and cool? Well So do we! Drink and Draw presents - CHIMERA ART Market! This is THE BIGGEST, space we ever had access to. So here's the deal. Market on the Outside, Drink and Draw on the inside.So come on by and support local artists!”
“Do you miss when art was weird and cool? Well So do we! Drink and Draw presents - CHIMERA ART Market! This is THE BIGGEST, space we ever had access to. So here's the deal. Market on the Outside, Drink and Draw on the inside.So come on by and support local artists!”
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UMBERT ACTUALLY! EPISODE 2!!!
What ever happened to Club Penguin?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
What ever happened to Club Penguin?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
April 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
UMBERT ACTUALLY! EPISODE 2!!!
What ever happened to Club Penguin?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
What ever happened to Club Penguin?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
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TOMORROW
April 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
TOMORROW
@caspeakerrivas.bsky.social and other assembly members have been lying to their constituents about their support for AB1900. This is a continuing disgrace from Dems who chose greed just like their Repub counterparts. Do not let them off the hook! act.medicare4all.org/go/asm-healt... #calcare
April 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
@caspeakerrivas.bsky.social and other assembly members have been lying to their constituents about their support for AB1900. This is a continuing disgrace from Dems who chose greed just like their Repub counterparts. Do not let them off the hook! act.medicare4all.org/go/asm-healt... #calcare
From @spncrg.bsky.social! “Send in the clowns! This April 11th at 7pm, just the circus at Lawless Brewery for beers, besties, and drawing! Bring your friends and something to draw with! Wear something goofy and don’t forget to smile!” Don’t forget to RSVP via the QR code! #drinkndraw #losanges
April 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
From @spncrg.bsky.social! “Send in the clowns! This April 11th at 7pm, just the circus at Lawless Brewery for beers, besties, and drawing! Bring your friends and something to draw with! Wear something goofy and don’t forget to smile!” Don’t forget to RSVP via the QR code! #drinkndraw #losanges
Two "calls" to action! Our friends at #calcare need California residents to let their reps know we want the bill, AB1900, to pass! And then for ALL US residents, we need to let our State Attorney Generals know we do NOT want the Paramount x WB merger. How-To details in the slides! (1/3)
March 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Two "calls" to action! Our friends at #calcare need California residents to let their reps know we want the bill, AB1900, to pass! And then for ALL US residents, we need to let our State Attorney Generals know we do NOT want the Paramount x WB merger. How-To details in the slides! (1/3)
Holding onto this good news before the monkeys paw curls to reveal both of them doing something else awful 🙏🙏🙏
March 24, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Holding onto this good news before the monkeys paw curls to reveal both of them doing something else awful 🙏🙏🙏
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The TAG Foundation is hosting its first class on Thurs., Mar. 26 at 7 pm at its new TAGF Skills Studio at The Animation Guild in Burbank. Join live instructed figure drawing with Storyboard Artist Lisa Dosson. $22 for TAG members. tagfoundation.org/event/live-instructed-figure-drawing-skills-studio/
March 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The TAG Foundation is hosting its first class on Thurs., Mar. 26 at 7 pm at its new TAGF Skills Studio at The Animation Guild in Burbank. Join live instructed figure drawing with Storyboard Artist Lisa Dosson. $22 for TAG members. tagfoundation.org/event/live-instructed-figure-drawing-skills-studio/
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UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 1 is here!
Walt Disney was a Union Buster?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #Misterman #Umbert #MistermanGuyfella #Timbert #Jellybox #IndieAnimation #Animation #Disney #WaltDisney #UnionBusting #Labor #AnimationWorkers
Walt Disney was a Union Buster?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #Misterman #Umbert #MistermanGuyfella #Timbert #Jellybox #IndieAnimation #Animation #Disney #WaltDisney #UnionBusting #Labor #AnimationWorkers
March 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 1 is here!
Walt Disney was a Union Buster?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #Misterman #Umbert #MistermanGuyfella #Timbert #Jellybox #IndieAnimation #Animation #Disney #WaltDisney #UnionBusting #Labor #AnimationWorkers
Walt Disney was a Union Buster?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #Misterman #Umbert #MistermanGuyfella #Timbert #Jellybox #IndieAnimation #Animation #Disney #WaltDisney #UnionBusting #Labor #AnimationWorkers
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Episodic Director Tom Smith shares their ongoing love for the magic of animation, their experiences working at non-union studios, and their efforts as a Shop Steward to educate colleagues about their rights as Guild members. Read more about Tom at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-tom-smith/.
March 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Episodic Director Tom Smith shares their ongoing love for the magic of animation, their experiences working at non-union studios, and their efforts as a Shop Steward to educate colleagues about their rights as Guild members. Read more about Tom at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-tom-smith/.
AWI is SUPER PUMPED to be giving CalCare, AB 1900, our full endorsement and to be helping get the word out! Check out the deets here; linktr.ee/calcare_camp... . The proposed single payer healthcare program for the state would be a HUGE benefit to every resident here, and for workers especially! ⬇️⬇️
March 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
AWI is SUPER PUMPED to be giving CalCare, AB 1900, our full endorsement and to be helping get the word out! Check out the deets here; linktr.ee/calcare_camp... . The proposed single payer healthcare program for the state would be a HUGE benefit to every resident here, and for workers especially! ⬇️⬇️
Workers will ALSO be demanding that NBC Universal protect immigrant workers and visitors by keeping ICE out of Universal Hill and Backlots. RSVP to join the Universal Union Employees from B-192 and @unitehere11 ! #workersrights #fuckice🖕❄️ #immigrantrightsarehumanrights
February 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Workers will ALSO be demanding that NBC Universal protect immigrant workers and visitors by keeping ICE out of Universal Hill and Backlots. RSVP to join the Universal Union Employees from B-192 and @unitehere11 ! #workersrights #fuckice🖕❄️ #immigrantrightsarehumanrights
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“We are not going away, and our voices will be heard! If you’re reading this, please support the editors, writers, graphic artists, and creative workers that make @teamtheorist.bsky.social what it is today.” (1/3)
“We are not going away, and our voices will be heard! If you’re reading this, please support the editors, writers, graphic artists, and creative workers that make @teamtheorist.bsky.social what it is today.” (1/3)
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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“We are not going away, and our voices will be heard! If you’re reading this, please support the editors, writers, graphic artists, and creative workers that make @teamtheorist.bsky.social what it is today.” (1/3)
“We are not going away, and our voices will be heard! If you’re reading this, please support the editors, writers, graphic artists, and creative workers that make @teamtheorist.bsky.social what it is today.” (1/3)
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Reminder here’s some adobe alternatives, Because FUCK ADOBE….
February 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Reminder here’s some adobe alternatives, Because FUCK ADOBE….