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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Important update! The small but mighty AWI socials team is taking a much needed break from all accounts, putting them on hiatus until further notice. Next year is going to be very busy with the Negotiations for The Animation Guild contract, so you should expect to see some posts from us then!

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

AB -412 in the California Legislature just crossed a huge milestone this month, clearing the Senate’s Privacy, Digital Technology, and Consumer Protection Committee ! This bill would force transparency in how AI companies are using copy-written materials, a small win, but we keep fighting for more!

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Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

“Creative breakthroughs happen when visionary storytellers are given access to transformative tools”-- Actually, creative breakthroughs happen when people don't have to drink brown water from data center waste. This is not cool or accessible, this is disingenuous & disappointing.

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

THE OSCARS DON'T RESPECT ANIMATION?! Here's our THIRD BONUS UMBERT EP, brought to you by our EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BACKERS!!!

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Andddd they killed it. @cademocrats.bsky.social continue to let down the people who voted for them. Embarrassing. And union leadership, @iatse.bsky.social , where was the endorsement support?

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Use these tools to reach out to your state AG, tell them to put a stop to this merger! #blockthemerger #paramount #warnerbros #fuckmonopolies

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Important #Calcare #AB1900 update! This may be our last chance to keep it alive and into the HC Committee. Let @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social know here, insta, email and phone that we DEMAND healthcare for all! He is betraying the people of his state by prioritizing lobbying money over people’s lives!

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

From @drinkanddraw.bsky.social ! “Do you miss when art was weird and cool? Well So do we! Drink and Draw presents - CHIMERA ART Market! This is THE BIGGEST, space we ever had access to. So here's the deal. Market on the Outside, Drink and Draw on the inside.So come on by and support local artists!”

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

UMBERT ACTUALLY! EPISODE 2!!! What ever happened to Club Penguin?! #UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

TOMORROW

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

@caspeakerrivas.bsky.social and other assembly members have been lying to their constituents about their support for AB1900. This is a continuing disgrace from Dems who chose greed just like their Repub counterparts. Do not let them off the hook! act.medicare4all.org/go/asm-healt... #calcare

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

From @spncrg.bsky.social! “Send in the clowns! This April 11th at 7pm, just the circus at Lawless Brewery for beers, besties, and drawing! Bring your friends and something to draw with! Wear something goofy and don’t forget to smile!” Don’t forget to RSVP via the QR code! #drinkndraw #losanges

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Two "calls" to action! Our friends at #calcare need California residents to let their reps know we want the bill, AB1900, to pass! And then for ALL US residents, we need to let our State Attorney Generals know we do NOT want the Paramount x WB merger. How-To details in the slides! (1/3)

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The Animation Guild // #WeAre839 @animationguild.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The TAG Foundation is hosting its first class on Thurs., Mar. 26 at 7 pm at its new TAGF Skills Studio at The Animation Guild in Burbank. Join live instructed figure drawing with Storyboard Artist Lisa Dosson. $22 for TAG members. tagfoundation.org/event/live-instructed-figure-drawing-skills-studio/

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The Animation Guild // #WeAre839 @animationguild.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Episodic Director Tom Smith shares their ongoing love for the magic of animation, their experiences working at non-union studios, and their efforts as a Shop Steward to educate colleagues about their rights as Guild members. Read more about Tom at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-tom-smith/.

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

AWI is SUPER PUMPED to be giving CalCare, AB 1900, our full endorsement and to be helping get the word out! Check out the deets here; linktr.ee/calcare_camp... . The proposed single payer healthcare program for the state would be a HUGE benefit to every resident here, and for workers especially! ⬇️⬇️

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Workers will ALSO be demanding that NBC Universal protect immigrant workers and visitors by keeping ICE out of Universal Hill and Backlots. RSVP to join the Universal Union Employees from B-192 and @unitehere11 ! #workersrights #fuckice🖕❄️ #immigrantrightsarehumanrights

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Repost @mpeg700.bsky.social “We are not going away, and our voices will be heard! If you’re reading this, please support the editors, writers, graphic artists, and creative workers that make @teamtheorist.bsky.social what it is today.” (1/3)

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Chris DeRose @scratchyderose.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Reminder here’s some adobe alternatives, Because FUCK ADOBE….

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Keith Stack-o'-lantern @keithstack.com · 02/02/2026

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email from adobe,

Dear Keith,

We’re contacting you to let you know that Adobe will be discontinuing Adobe Animate on March 1, 2026. As an existing Animate user, you may continue to use Animate, but please note that technical support will no longer be available after March 1, 2027.

Please note that access to your Animate files and project data will end on March 1, 2027. To ensure a smooth transition, we encourage you to export your Animate FLA and XFL files to other formats such as SWF, SVG, and MP4 files before this date.

Customers with a Creative Cloud Pro plan can use other apps to replace some Animate functionality, including Adobe Express Premium for quick creation of animated videos and graphics and Adobe After Effects for more complex keyframe animation using the Puppet tool. All Creative Cloud members can also use free animation presets in Adobe Express to animate text, images, and design elements.

For more information about the discontinuation of Adobe Animate, review this Adobe Help Center article. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Adobe Support.

We thank you for being an Animate user and a valued Creative Cloud member,

The Creative Cloud Team

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

@chasmworks.bsky.social is a powerhouse of organizing! And for people wondering, this event is being put on by and for the ARTISTS, not an Amazon event. If you’re concerned about who you are supporting financially, it’s the hard working artists who are also currently working on joining the union❤️

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

COME TO THE SPINDLE-SPEAKEASY SHOW! Some of the folks behind Hazbin Hotel & Helluva boss invite you to an event with cocktails, and wonderful wares! A great chance to directly support the animation artists, who are also in the process of unionizing ! (1/2) @catcoconut.com @gadworks.bsky.social

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COME TO THE SPINDLE-SPEAKEASY SHOW! Some of the folks behind Hazbin Hotel & Helluva boss invite you for an event with cocktails, and wonderful wares! SATURDAY FEB 7TH, @catcherintheryebar 2PM - 8...

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hey TAG members! This Sunday our YWC is putting on an event with CalCare to give members a chance to learn about the SPHS proposal for the state. More than ever we need to detach our healthcare from employment. This is TAG only unfortunately, but we'll share more CC info! tinyURL.com/CalCareTAG

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Happy Holidays! And a throwback to the still ever timeless “How the Zaz Stole Cartoons” with art by @dominantpanda.bsky.social . Our friends at tinyurl.com/aidiacollective are also still helping entertainment workers struggling from lack of work, if you are able to donate anything. Thank you!

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Have you received gift cards for places you won't go to? Rewards or vouchers for free food from a restaurant you dont utilize? Do you want to gift money directly to a Motion Picture IATSE/Teamsters m...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Disney's $1Billion deal with Open AI has rightfully sent many animation workers, and fans, to rage at what this means for the already creatively bankrupt Disney, and the rest of the industry as a whole. And a question we've gotten many times is what can be done to fight this. (1/2) #fuckai

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

In the Netherlands, burnout is a legally recognized reason for sick leave, and workers are entitled to at least 70% of their salary for up to 104 weeks of illness.

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Not great news; turns out there’s a super fun US law that restricts it so that only cities with a population of over 700,000 can present a case like this (demanding a block to the WB merger sale)to a federal court. A blatant move to keep smaller cities from being able to sue corporations. (1/3)

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

CALL TO ACTION 12/15 - 12/16 - Do you live or work in Burbank? Show up in person or call/email in comments in support of Burbank CM Konstantine Anthony pushing back on the WB sale, standing up against a studio monopoly! (1/3)

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We love to see more solidarity between unions! @sagaftra.org is joining with @sbworkersunited.org tomorrow for a picket event, including new SAG President Sean Astin! Entertainment workers 🤝 service industry workers. Tuesday, Dec 16 at 9am-11am Where: 5757 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Heads up Burbank! City Council meeting TONIGHT, show up and voice your opposition to the WB buyout. Info we do know going in; SEE BELOW

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Daisy Pitkin @daisy-pitkin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It’s day 26 of the Starbucks strike. These workers are NOT backing down. No contract, No Starbucks!

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We want to give a big shout out to , and a call to action for, our fellow entertainment workers in the United Videogame Workers union! This is a new union as of this year, very much needed in the VG industry to address the huge layoffs and working conditions in the studios. #unitedvideogameworkers

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Two articles on the news of Netflix buying WB that we found interesting, highlighting the highly potential negative costs to the workers due to this merger. #netflix #warnerbros

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

The world’s largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent. The outcome would eliminate jobs, push down wages, worsen conditions for all entertainment workers, raise prices for consumers, and reduce the volume and diversity of content for all viewers. Industry workers along with the public are already impacted by only a few powerful companies maintaining tight control over what consumers can watch on television, on streaming, and in theaters. This merger must be blocked.

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Call to Action for anyone in the Bay Area! The Concept Art Association is asking for a big turn out of people to voice their support for AB-412; a new California Bill that would allow artists to get clear evidence from GenAI companies that they've stolen their work. #antiai #fuckai

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

So excited to see these final products! All credit goes to the team at @unionyaoi for putting this together. Thank you to all who donated to some great causes to get a piece of that Union Yaoi action!

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

PREPARE YOURSELVES

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Calling all creatives, that means YOU! Want to join in on spreading the word about the @sbworkersunited.org strike? Join our #SBisaRealShark DTIYS project, use the template and post on your page to show your support for the workers on strike.

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Starbucks Workers are on strike! And their Downtown Disney locations are looking for allies to rally with them today on Red Cup Day! Join them at 4pm Disney Way and Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92802. Sign here, pledge to not cross any SB picket lines! tinyurl.com/nocoffeepledge

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

The results are in! Mike Rianda will be your voice in union leadership alongside the experience of so many strong new and returning board members.

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Y’all in California, New York City, and wherever you have a local election today, get out and vote!!! ✊✊✊

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

TODAY is the last day to MAIL IN your TAG Eboard Election Ballot! Last day to DROP OFF in person is by 3 pm Fri., Nov. 7, at the Foy Station Post Office, 1808 W 7th St. Los Angeles, CA 90057 . NOT at the TAG building!

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Animation Workers Ignited @aworkersignited.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

2 DAYS LEFT! Deadline to mail in your TAG Eboard Election Ballot is NOVEMBER 3rd! Last day to drop off in person by 3 pm is Fri., Nov. 7, at the Foy Station Post Office, 1808 W 7th St. Los Angeles, CA 90057

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