EricSwalwell attached as producers, has gone on strike in a push for a labor contract, IATSE shared Thursday ... In his own statement, Batra pushed back against IATSE and the crew workers’ claims on their compensation.
"This isn't a decision our members took lightly, but frankly, they are tired of the City of Toronto's attacks on their paycheques," said IATSE Local 58 PresidentJustin Antheunis ... SOURCE IATSE Local 58.
The Animation Guild and IATSE as a whole has made a concerted effort in recent years to expand union benefits and protections to animators who work in other states and provinces in the U.S.