Writing animation can be great. But it's a volume business. To earn a middling living, you have to write 2-3X as many scripts. But with the business contracting, that's become impossible. The job's the same. Even the software's the same. The only thing *not* the same is the pay.

Animation Workers are fighting for their lives! #StandWithAnimation Spread the word about what’s at stake for animation!!! Join us at The Stand With Animation RALLY on AUGUST 10TH @ IATSE Local 80 in Burbank, CA! #StandWithAnimation More info in reply!

🚨 JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Unions, Guilds #StandWithAnimation Ahead of The Animation Guild’s Negotiations with Studios cc. The Animation Guild // #WeAre839 AFM Directors Guild Teamsters Local 399, IBEW Local 40, LIUNA! Local 724, SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of America East, Writers Guild of America West

Thank you Joey Clift for this amazing pic of our #StandWithAnimation rally! Retweet and show the studios who powers animation!

Looks like a crowd that's ready to show up and fight for a new contract to me! #StandWithAnimation #AnimationGuild

2022 vs 2024 #StandWithAnimation

Hello AMPTP #StandWithAnimation Animation Workers Ignited Protecting Animation Workers Animation Story Group #StoryCraftUnite The Animation Guild // #WeAre839

As TAG negotiations begin we served as a warning to WGA writers just how bad things could get because we were already there: mini-rooms, barebones staff & all freelance shows. Animation's the most successful at the box office & streaming & we deserve better. #StandWithAnimation

There’s no difference in difficulty between writing an animated script or a live action one, so why are we paid less than half as much (and no residuals) for the same work? #StandWithAnimation

a reminder Zassylav made $49.7 million in just 2023 alone to essentially TANK WB AND CARTOON NETWORK. that's $5673.50 an hour. even while he shits and sleeps. no one makes close to that a week in animation. they have the money. they just don't want to pay it to us.

We did the math and it would take one of our union members 31 years to make what a lead negotiator for the AMPTP makes in a year

Earlier this week, a group of animation workers converged on the former Cartoon Network studio building in Burbank to project a message as they get into the thick of negotiations. Some statements from concerned animation workers in next tweets:

“I was a gate captain at Disney, and I saw a lot of animation writers there supporting us in our actions against the studios, so I wanted to return that support, too.” - Anupam Nigam. Read the full story: writtenby.com/guild-industry…. #WrittenBy

Excuse me, Disney, you're hiring a WHAT?!

Not sure which episodes will be released in this batch, but I'm hoping a certain T-Rex in the promo image might be involved somehow... 🦇🦖

$1 Billion. Pay animation workers fairly #StandWithAnimation

I brought this up a few minutes ago in a union meeting, this image is what got me more involved with the union internally. This was a life changing graphic. There are many locals under most of those unions. IATSE is huge, the animation guild is local 839. #StandWithAnimation

Universal Basic Guys finally drops next Sunday 9/8 on PRIMETIME, BABY! Grab a hot dog and don your finest Eagles swag for our series premiere after the NFL doubleheader on FOX! animationmagazine.net/2024/08/univer…

the man, the myth, the legend himself arrives THIS SUNDAY! meet mark hoagies on #universalbasicguys — series premiere september 8 after football on @foxtv, next day on Hulu 💯

Today's the day! Universal Basic Guys premieres on FOX at 5pm PT! It's my first primetime credit and I'm proud of what our scrappy team at Bento Box whipped up. And now the theme song gets to be stuck in everyone else's head like I have for the past 2 years. Give it a watch!