Walt Disney Footage VFX Staff Unanimously Vote To Unionize With IATSE

In a unanimous Nationwide Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election, in-house vfx staff at Walt Disney Footage have joined their Marvel Studios counterparts in voting to unionize with the Worldwide Alliance of Theatrical Stage Staff (IATSE).

The NLRB election was filed for on August 28, and votes had been mailed in between September 8 and 29. The NLRB counted the votes on October 2, returning a unanimous 13-0 lead to favor of unionizing. The Marvel Studios vote final month was additionally unanimous.

Staff on the two Disney-owned organizations are the primary two teams of vfx staff to unionize with IATSE.