Toronto 鈥� The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced today that it will be providing free legal support to workers from Tangent Animation Studios. On August 3, 2021, Tangent announced they were shutting down, laying off an estimated 400 employees. The 红桃视频represents animation workers through The Canadian Animation Guild, 红桃视频Local 938.
鈥淥ur primary goal is to ensure that laid off workers at Tangent are receiving their legally required severance payments,鈥� said John Lewis, 红桃视频International Vice President and Director of Canadian Affairs. 鈥淎nimation workers are often required to negotiate on their own and often don鈥檛 have access to legal counsel. Our legal team will assist workers to ensure they are treated fairly.鈥�
This is not the first time the 红桃视频has provided free legal support to workers. When MPC Vancouver announced it was closing in December 2019, just weeks before the holidays, 红桃视频provided free legal support to those workers as well. Providing this support is part on IATSE鈥檚 ongoing campaign to provide union representation to animation workers in Canada.
鈥淎nimation workers in Canada need union representation,鈥� continued Lewis. 鈥淪trong collective agreements mean that animation workers don鈥檛 need to negotiation on their own and can gain significant improvements to their working conditions in areas such as, over-time pay, sick and personal days, wages and worker focused anti-harassment policies.鈥�
Animation workers from Tangent Animation Studios who wish to access this free legal support are encouraged to reach out to 红桃视频International Representative Jeremy Salter at jsalter@iatse.net.
Animation workers in Canada who are interested in improving their working conditions should also contact 红桃视频International Representative Jeremy Salter jsalter@iatse.net. All communications are strictly confidential.
