TAG members have voted to ratify the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). This came after more than three months’ worth of negotiation days spread out between August of 2024 to November of 2024. These negotiations saw unprecedented levels of member engagement to support the committed work of the Negotiations Committees. The term of the MOA is three (3) years, beginning on Aug. 1, 2024 and continuing through and including July 31, 2027. It took three years of planning to achieve the gains in this contract. If we want to grow those gains in 2027, we need to start now. Check out our What’s Next page for the many ways TAG members can stay engaged!

2024 Contract Ratification

RATIFICATION

KEY PRIORITIES

MINIMUMS & BENEFITS

GENERATIVE AI

CRAFT-SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

An overwhelming majority of the Negotiations Committee table team voted to recommend ratification, while the Executive Board voted unanimously in favor of recommending ratification of the tentative agreement. This is a strong contract that addresses industry-specific issues in a meaningful way, with historic improvements in areas that TAG has been working on over the past three negotiations cycles.

Right now, TAG has a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Ratification is the process where Active TAG members in Good Standing vote on whether or not to accept this tentative 2024-2027 Master Agreement.

Voting will be done by internet between 12 p.m. PST on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, December 22, 2024.

Starting at noon PST on December 10, ballots were emailed to Active TAG members in Good Standing from vote@honestballot.com with the message: “IATSE Local 839 TAG 2024 Contract Ratification Vote."

In the email you received, you are offered two ways to access your ballot:

Click a link to access your ballot directly. This link is associated with your email so do not share it.
Click on a voting website link where you will be asked to enter a voter ID and password (which will be provided) to access your ballot.

Once you access your ballot, you will be asked if you approve the contract. Select Yes or No. Upon clicking "continue," you will be asked to review your choice. You can click “change” to change your choice or “confirm” to confirm your choice. Once you confirm your vote, it cannot be changed.

If you did not receive this email and believe you are eligible to vote, please contact membership@tag839.org.

If you have technical difficulties, a help function is built into the system. If you need further assistance, contact Honest Ballot at vote@honestballot.com or 800-541-1851. Customer service is available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, December 22, 2024. Please take the time to cast your vote now. It is essential that we have a majority voting turnout. Our voting numbers show the employers how invested we are in the bargaining process and contract. Small numbers diminish our power as a unified organization and can impact our ability to bargain a successful contract in the future.

According to our Constitution and By-Laws, all TAG members who are Active and in Good Standing are eligible to vote for ratification. In order to become an active member in good standing of The Animation Guild:

You must completely pay the application fee and all dues, initiation fees, and assessments so that no monies are owed to The Animation Guild.
You must complete and return the paper membership application form to The Animation Guild. The form will be processed by the Guild office and sent to our parent union, the IATSE office in New York.
The IATSE office in New York must approve the application and send it back to the Guild office. (Please note this can take 30 days.)
Once all dues and fees are paid, and all membership application processing is completed by both offices, individuals become members in good standing.

In order to have your ballot counted, you must have paid any outstanding balances to the Guild by 5 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2024. Reach out to membership@tag839.org for any questions about payment procedure.

Not voting means your voice will not be heard on the ratification decision. You are essentially sitting out this decision and letting others make your choice for you. Only cast votes—Yes or No—will be counted. Also, a low voting turnout signals to the employers that our membership isn’t invested in the bargaining process and the contract. It diminishes our power as a unified organization and can impact our ability to bargain a successful contract in the future. Part of your responsibility as a member of the Local is to vote. Please encourage your colleagues to vote, too!