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Marvel's VFX artists vote to unionize [1]

['Grant St. Clair']

Date: 2023-09-14

You love to see it.

The momentum started by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes has continued to snowball, with Marvel Studios' visual effects unit finally voting to unionize under the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees banner in an election held by the NLRB. Given that Marvel movies are about 90% greenscreen nowadays, this is a long overdue move that is bound to give overworked and underpaid VFX workers some much-needed relief.

Marvel Studios' visual effects workers have unanimously voted in favor of unionizing.



This is the first time a unit of VFX workers has ever unionized with IATSE. pic.twitter.com/sNXHY3zmVd — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 13, 2023

Who knows- maybe smaller workloads and looser deadlines will mean Marvel starts making actually good movies again? I can dream.

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