IATSE, which also runs the powerful Animation Guild Local 839 out of Los Angeles, says that organizing a union will give collective voice to workers’ concerns and requests. Some of the things it aims to achieve at DNEG Vancouver include:
- More transparency and consistency in the decisions that impact our daily lives
- Improvements to current working conditions (i.e. salary, vacation)
- Enhanced RRSP and health benefits
- Sustainability in the Canadian VFX industry as a whole
- Access to legal counsel
- Protections from sudden and unjust layoffs
- Strong representation and solidarity across the Canadian VFX industry
