Sunday, September 14, 2014

"Rick and Morty" pay artists, see the unions and their success

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Crew Adult Swim series Rick and Morty ratified the new collective bargaining agreement today with the union animation . The term of the contract will be granted an increase in wages and health benefits and pensions. Agreement is particularly important because the majority of Adult Swim animation production is not Union, paid for most artists, is in studios that produce for the channel programs less than the minimum of the union.

I've Animation Guild, 839 IATSE Local contacts, increasing the staff a few months ago, and has worked with artists from contact with the engineering union organizing campaign. "It is a victory for the incredible Rick and the team Morte" Animation said union organizer Steven Kaplan said in a statement, "they were the driver about it, and their influence in a timely manner. Knew administration artists were a valuable asset to the show., And to their credit, they did do the right thing by quickly to the Treaty. "

He said union representative company Steve Hulett: "I Repping Union for some time, and it was as focused and dedicated team, as I saw later made Artist Management is a serious problem in the competence of the Union Animation, quickly pulled on a contract fair and comprehensive negotiate intensive negotiations in some cases .. but also friendly and professional. "

Rick Murti pipeline and follows standard TV with the history and organization of work in the United States conducted and animation work outside the country (Bardel in Vancouver), and the latter is the position in the United States. American artists. Rick Murti LLC, which operates outside of the building Star Burns Industries in Burbank, California (Produced the first season of the show Industries Star Burns.) And will cover more than twenty American artists currently working on a number of the new agreement.

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