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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 23h

Our RE-ANIMATED! a CAG Halloween Party is THIS FRIDAY! And providing the thrills and chills for the evening are the spookiest performers and friends of the union Aleister Crane and Conrad de Goya!

A photo of a scared-looking magician who is holding our playing cards to a skeleton ghost has illustrated information over top that reads"
Aleister Crane (in a spooky speech bubble seemingly coming from the skeleton ghost)
RE-ANIMATED! a CAG Halloween Party
Friday, Oct 16, 2026
ANZA Club, 3 W 8th Ave, Vancouver
8 TIL LATE

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Conrad de Goya (in a spooky speech bubble seemingly coming from a cute illustrated purple bat)
RE-ANIMATED! a CAG Halloween Party
Friday, Oct 16, 2026
ANZA Club, 3 W 8th Ave, Vancouver
8 TIL LATE

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We love hearing what members use their Professional Development Fund reimbursements for!

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tickets are $15 for general attendance, and $10 for CAG members! cagiatselocal938.wildapricot.org/event-6835634

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CAG IATSE Local 938 - Re-Animated! A CAG Halloween Party

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

IT'S A.....HALLOWEEN PARTY! Join CAG + your industry ghoul-friends for a night of fang-tastic fun @ the ANZA Club Upstairs Hall October 16, 2026 from 8 PM to 1 AM! Thrills + chills, cash bar, sweet treats, + costume contest! Space is limited, so don't get ghosted ~ grab your ticket now!

An illustrated poster in bright greens, purples, and oranges featuring a red cartoony character rising from a coffin. The Text reads:

RE-ANIMATED! A CAG 938 Halloween Party

Spooky Entertainment - Drinks & Treats - Costume Contest

Friday, Oct 16, 2026
ANZA Club
3 W 8th Ave
Vancouver
8 til late

General Tickets $15
CAG Members $10

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Did you know about CAG's Professional Development Fund? Our members have claimed 56% of this year's fund for training! Are you a CAG 938 member and thinking of signing up for a course this fall? Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One last 🖖 post: A very happy #StarTrekDay to @cag938.bsky.social, the union that began with the organization of Titmouse Vancouver... the animation studio that brought us Star Trek: Lower Decks! #BCLab

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Supervising Animation Wizard @brendering.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If anyone needs a reason to sign their union card, remember that DreamWorks remote workers just scored a 52% wage increase this week by unionizing! Just sayin!! variety.com/2026/artisan...

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DreamWorks Remote Workers Ratify First Union Agreement With the Animation Guild

DreamWorks remote workers have ratified First Union Agreement with The Animation Guild.

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Workers are fighting for job security, AI protections, & to keep Atomic's benefits and culture amidst a corporate acquisition by Blue Ant Media. Check out our campaign site at atomicunited.ca to get info & request a digital union card. Want to speak to a union rep? Contact Ming Li - jli@iatse.net

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Unite Atomic Workers

Our time is finally here!

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It's been just one week since we started signing union support cards at Atomic and the result has been overwhelmingly positive, with hundreds of cards rolling in at record pace!

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CAG938 - Data Centre Response Committee @nodcbc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Canada! Please sign @jennykwan.bsky.social's petition to put the brakes on building A.I. data centres! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Get ready 4 CROWD SCENE! 1st Thursday every month September 3, 2026 7 PM The Pleasant (2434 Main St, Vancouver) Have some drinks, meet other animation/VFX people, bring some friends and let’s party! Art by CAG 938 member @scribblechris.bsky.social

An illustrated poster of many red cartoon characters at a fun party. The information on the poster is the same as the comment to this post, with the addition of a land acknowledgement of the traditional unceded lands of the Musqueum, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations.

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

You demanded it, our CAG Education Committee is hosting another Art Supply Swap! Sept 6, 2026 1-4 PM Gaston Park (3470 Crowley Drive, Vancouver) Bring your art and craft supplies that you never got around to using, or the leftovers of the project that you never finished + give it a new home!

Happy, red little cartoon creatures swim around giant art supplies. The information given is the same as the comment above, with a QR code linking to Art Supply Swap rules in the bottom left corner.

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

CAG 938 is having a Summer Party! Join us @ The Beaumont (316 W 5th Ave, Vancouver) on August 23, 2026 from 2 - 7 PM for snacks, drinks, and fun! Open to members + non-members in animation/VFX, free entry + free drink tix for early arrivers while supplies last 🏖️🦀☀️

A brightly coloured, illustrated poster in sunset colours and bright ocean blue. There are little red cartoon characters doing party activities like dancing, chatting, and playing. One of the little creatures is being thrown like a volleyball (they like it). There's a little red crab in the bottom right trying to grab a chip from a big bowl. Teh text reads:

SUMMER PARTY!
Free entry, open to animation + VFX workers
Food / Drinks / FUN!
The Beaumont
316 West 5th Ave, Vancouver
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 2 PM - 7 PM

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Animation + VFX Meetups are SO BACK! Pub nights return on August 12 (Wednesday) 7 - 10 PM at The Pleasant Gallery Room (2434 Main St, Vancouver) These will be monthly, moving to Thursdays after this month! First 30 guests get a FREE DRINK TICKET! Bring your friends, see you there!

A poster with cartoon people enjoying a night out. The original poster text reads: "Animation + VFX Meetup! Work in animation/VFX? Want to meet more industry folk?"

Overlaid on the original poster in bright red and yellow is text that reads: "WE'RE SO BACK! Wednesday, August 12, 7 PM - 10 PM. @ The Pleasant (2434 Main St, Vancouver) Free drink for first 30 people... so come early!"

At the bottom is text that reads: " This evvent takes place on the traditional unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tseil-Waututh Nations"

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Good news: the rezoning for the Mt. Pleasant AI data centre has been referred back to staff, likely relaying the approval hearing until after the October election - due to "huge public interest"! Thanks to our friends at @cag938.bsky.social for the graphic! #Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI #BigTech

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Atomic Workers - curious about how a union can help to protect artists with the introduction of AI/Gen AI tools at Atomic? An executive board member of CAG 938 will speak on the AI protection language bargained in numerous union agreements across the North American entertainment industry.

An illustrated poster with the text reading "Atomic Workers: Let's have a REAL TALK about A.I. July 16, 7 PM. Online RSVP". There is a drawing of a cartoon character hitting another cartoon character with a large mallet.

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

IATSE members & supporters, join us outside of Sun Wah Centre (268 Keefer) TOMORROW @ 2 PM for an informational rally in support of our IATSE Kin in the Arts & Cultural Workers' Union who have been locked out by their employer, Centre A! ✊🔴

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Also at VAAM 2026: Portfolio Reviews! Hosted by our Education Committee, our FREE all-day portfolio reviews will be provided by our knowledgeable animation industry veterans and will be 1st come-1st served. Make sure to take the time to get some valuable feedback!

Two cartoon characters talk to each other across a table. There is a book of drawings between them. In the top right of the image are the words "Portfolio Reviews". On the bottom of the image is the event information:

Vancouver Animators Art Market - VAAM - July 19, 2026
Russian Hall
600 Campbell Ave
Vancouver
12 - 5 PM

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This SUNDAY in VANCOUVER CAG 938 Education Committee's Art Supply Swap!

A bunch of colourful little cartoon characters are floating in colourful space with giant art supplies. The text reads:

Art Supply Swap
SUNDAY JULY 12th; 1 - 4 PM
GASTON PARK
3470 Crowley Drive, Vancouver

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

CAG members & supporters, join us tomorrow @ the BC Nurses Union picket line TOMORROW July 7th @ VGH on 12th ave! Look for the CAG banner, we'll be there at 10 am & again at 6:30 pm ✊🔴

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

VAAM 2026 artists list and map PART 2b 💫 See you all at the Russian Hall, Vancouver on July 19th from 12-5 PM!

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

VAAM 2026 artists list and map PART 2a 💫 See you all at the Russian Hall, Vancouver on July 19th from 12-5 PM!

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our hearts break for the loss of our industry colleague, Luis de la Rosa. He worked freelance alongside many of our members over the years, and is remembered as a talented animator and positive presence to all who knew him. His loss has left a hole in our community and will be deeply missed.

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

VAAM 2026 artists list PART 1b💫 See you all at the Russian Hall, Vancouver on July 19th from 12-5 PM! @cabeeese.bsky.social www.brooklynmettrick.ca @tornatic.bsky.social

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

VAAM 2026 artists list and map PART 1a 💫 See you all at the Russian Hall, Vancouver on July 19th from 12-5 PM! @supersailorsewing.bsky.social potentialforart.carrd.co diesel-punk.carrd.co

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We love our dedicated members! Stay tuned for our CAG 938 Pride's next blood drive ✊🩸

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Today is the last day to join our friends at CAG in telling the city government that we don't want an AI data centre in Mount Pleasant! #vanpoli #vancouver #NoAI

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Tell city hall we want the M3 facility at 111 East 5th Ave (AI Data Centre) subject to a public hearing! (Keep it brief! Keep it respectful!)

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Email City Planner Leifka Vissers at leifka.vissers@vancouver.ca & let them know that: ● This project will harm our economy ● This project will harm our environment ● This project will harm our community

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

CAG AI Data Centre Response Committee: We have until this Friday (June 12) to tell the City of Vancouver how we feel about the Mt Pleasant AI Data Centre! Comment period on the Planner Report for the 111 E 5th Ave rezoning app about to close!

A simple graphic in muted mustard yellow.

"NO.DC.BC. The Canadian Animation Guild.

Mount Pleasant AI Data Centre Development Plan is accepting public comment until FRIDAY JUNE 12TH.

Tell City Hall that we want the M3 facility at 111 East 5th Ave (AI Data Centre) to be subject to a public hearing!

Email City Planner Leifka Vissers at leifka.vissers@vancouver.ca

Keep it brief! Keep it respectful!"

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

CAG 938's Vancouver Animators Art Market RETURNS! Our THIRD annual VAAM brings you 30 Union artists with illustrations, zines, crafts, & we're bringing back the incredibly popular Portfolio Reviews, provided by CAG 938 Education Committee & our skilled member volunteers! Sunday, July 19 - 12-5 PM

An illustrated poster of purples, greens, and blues. The title "Vancouver Animators Art Market * VAAM * July 19, 2026" is shaped into a sphere, and floating arts and crafts objects are whizzing around it following comets surrounding it. The total image looks like it's in cute, cartoony outer space, there's even a little cartoon character in the bottom corner in a little space suit. The information reads: " Art * Craft * Portfolio Reviews * 100% by Union Artists * Free Attendance. Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver. 12 - 5 PM July 19, 2026"

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The results are in! ICON workers are the newest members of CAG 938!

With a 86.2% turnout and 87.3%% of votes in favour, the ICON Collective Agreement is RATIFIED!

This evening, after nearly 2 years of bargaining, ICON workers have crossed the finish line. In the face of a protracted bargaining cycle, workers held strong and fought for the studio they wanted to see. The wins we see in this agreement are a testament to your engagement, optimism and energy.

The Executive Board of CAG 938 would like to extend our most heartfelt thanks to all the ICON workers who have volunteered over the past 22 months, whether as members of the Bargaining Committee, as participants at the table, or as Shop Captains!

Next week, we will begin putting this agreement into practice, and we will set out on the long road towards preparing for the multi-studio negotiations of 2028. But tonight, we celebrate the achievements of workers who gave it their all to protect and uplift themselves and their coworkers.

Tonight, more than ever before, ICON is a Union Studio!

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

ICON Worker Roozbeh tells us what's exciting to them about the Tentative Agreement: Overtime Edition! ✊🔴

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“There is no such thing as free work,” I always say. I was delighted to see a clear and more defined overtime procedure in place. Overtime is demanding enough on its own, let alone when those hours go without any compensation. It was only a few years ago that unreasonable deadlines forced some artists to endure "ghost hours."

I have never understood the logic behind unpaid labor. My commitment began when I was first asked to stay late for a delivery without pay. Since then, I have been a vocal advocate for fair compensation, insisting that overtime pay be guaranteed across every department without exception.

Roozbeh - Senior Modeling and Texturing - 4.5 years

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Retirement Plans: ICON Worker Chris tell us what's exciting about the Tentative Agreement! ✊🔴

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"I'm super excited to finally have a proper retirement plan, something we've been pushing for for years now. We all know how unstable this industry can be and pairing that with how expensive Vancouver life is and the constantly increasing cost of living, it can be hard to imagine being able to save enough to retire at all sometimes. It seems fairly minor but having a group retirement plan that includes employer contributions will make planning for the future easier and take weight off my shoulders to do all my saving myself. It gives me more hope for the future, making me feel like it's possible to actually do the work we all love until retiring.

Chris - Modeling and Texturing Supervisor - 9 years"

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Speaking of AI, here's what one ICON worker said about what's important to them about their Tentative Agreement (polls open tomorrow morning, ICON workers!) ✊🔴

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"Like a lot of artists, I've been watching the rapid evolution of generative imaging with rising concern while global legislation around it just hasn't kept up.

This technology is currently affecting creative industries everywhere, and too often in ways that exploit artists. From the data used to train these models to the very jobs being replaced by them. And we now know that its effect on the environment is catastrophic.
Knowing there was essentially nothing in place to protect us has made me really anxious about the future.

So I'm genuinely excited that this contract includes clear, concrete language around AI and technological changes. Artists will now actually have a voice in how and whether this technology gets used. It's a real foundation to stand on, and one we can continue to build from as this technology keeps evolving.
This is something that matters a lot to me, and it's a huge relief to finally have it in writing.

Morgane - Modeling/Texturing Supervisor - 7+ years"

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Big anti-AI data center protest at City Hall in Vancouver. A lot of different groups coming together – animation union @cag938.bsky.social @bcgreens.bsky.social leader @emilylowan.bsky.social, @copevancouver.bsky.social. Organizers promise this is the first of many marches.

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A timely letter from CAG 938 President Eddy Pedreira re: AI Data Centres -

This past week, CAG members have heard about the federally-subsidized Telus project to build 3 AI data centres in B.C., with one scheduled to be built in DT Vancouver near BC Place. This plan ties into the federal government’s “Enabling Large-Scale Sovereign AI Data Centres” program, & confirms labour experts’ evaluation of the Carney administration’s budget strategy to be an “all-in bet on artificial intelligence”.

Animation, VFX and digital arts workers are well aware of the deeply harmful impacts of this AI investment spree. Most major players in this push are openly motivated by desire for mass displacement of jobs, especially when it comes to the indispensable cultural contributions of IATSE members. This is on top of a reckless disregard for environmental concerns.

The Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 strongly & unequivocally opposes this plan. You cannot have an economy without workers. You cannot have consumer demand without wages. These investments are fundamentally opposed to the notion of a country built on common prosperity.

As of this week, CAG will be joining labour leaders and social movements in urging Telus & the federal government to reconsider their priorities. Our members will be showing up in force to the protest march scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday), May 23rd @ 1PM, starting at Waterfront Station. I urge digital arts workers to join us, regardless of union membership. You can find us by the Canadian Animation Guild banner.

Also, I'm forming a CAG Data Centre Response Committee, which will be tasked with coordinating a united front of digital arts workers to join the movement against these data centres. CAG members interested in joining this effort can contact me directly at president@cag938.ca.

As this is an election year, we are encouraging our members to pay close attention to the positions of incumbents & candidates on this issue.

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

More ICON Workers tell us what is most exciting to them about their Tentative Agreement! ✊🔴

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"The industry changed after COVID. We proved that artists can not only work well, but thrive working from home. Having that privilege protected can make a world of difference, whether you've got children or pets to take care of at home, you're dealing with a medical issue, or you've simply moved farther away and the transit to work just isn't feasible anymore.

I'm so excited to have this option protected because it made a world of difference being able to stay home after my cat was diagnosed with CKD, and I know how much it matters to so many other artists at ICON. I'm not the only one who moved out of the city to somewhere a little (or a lot) cheaper after COVID. I think not having to worry that you'll suddenly be forced back to the office one day with no notice is a big weight off our shoulders, and if we DO have to come in, it's with reasonable notice and consideration to each artist’s own personal situation.

Kiera - Senior Modeler/Texture Artist - 5 years"

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

ICON Workers tell us what is most exciting to them about their Tentative Agreement ✊🔴

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"When I got my first job in the industry at ICON, I was shocked to learn that a coworker that had arrived at the same time as me, with the same background and skillset, was being paid 25% less than I was.

With the ever rising cost of living, especially in the Vancouver area, the introduction of wage minimums for all positions and seniority level will make it easier for Juniors to set foot in this industry, and for new employees to start their climb higher on the ladder.

I’m happy to see that this will benefit more than 200 workers by July, with an additional increase in the following year!

Baptiste - Intermediate Lighting/Compositing Artist - 2 years"

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

CAG President Eddy and International Rep Ming had their first site visit at ICON Creative Studio in the lead-up to ICON workers' vote on their first Collective Agreement! ICON workers, learn more at iconunion.info ✊🔴

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 3!!! VFX artists are overworked and underpaid! #UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation

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