Mike Rianda, Joey Clift and Kelly Lynne D'Angelo posted concerns about the deal's AI and outsourcing provisions on social media on Tuesday.
Three members of the union’s negotiating committee posted on social media that they personally will be voting “no” on the tentative contract that they helped to bargain, primarily due to concerns about provisions covering generative AI.
“I believe the AI and outsourcing protections in this contract are not strong enough — and in my opinion — could lead to the loss of lots of jobs,”writer-director Mike Rianda posted on Instagram on Tuesday. Adding that there were gains in the contract, like pay increases and health benefits improvements, Rianda argued that the pact’s A.I. protections give “sole power to the employer to make us use A.I. however they see fit.
The union’s ratification voting period ends on Dec. 22. If members support the deal in a ratification vote, the contract will soon take effect. If they reject the deal, the Animation Guild and the AMPTP will go back to the bargaining table and attempt again to reach a compromise, with a strike potentially on the table.
The union’s negotiations, led by the AMPTP’s Tracy Cahill and The Animation Guild’s business representative Steve Kaplan, concluded with aPrivacy Policy . We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the GoogleThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2024 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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