{"id":20577,"date":"2026-07-29T04:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20577"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:24:18","slug":"on-set-visual-effects-workers-on-star-wars-productions-join-iatse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20577","title":{"rendered":"On-Set Visual Effects Workers on &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Productions Join IATSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA group of U.S. visual effects workers engaged directly by \u201cStar Wars\u201d franchise productions has joined the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees for collective bargaining purposes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe new bargaining unit includes U.S. workers who contribute to titles including, but not limited to \u201cThe<br \/>Mandalorian &amp; Grogu,\u201d \u201cAhsoka\u201d and \u201cStarfighter.\u201d The unit, which overwhelmingly supported joining the union, will now begin good-faith negotiations with the employer for its first contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/iatse\/\" id=\"auto-tag_iatse\" data-tag=\"iatse\">IATSE<\/a> International President Matthew D. Loeb said, \u201cThese workers help bring some of the most ambitious stories in entertainment to life, and they deserve a meaningful voice in shaping their working conditions.\u201d Loeb added, \u201cWe are proud to welcome these visual effects professionals into our proud union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tVisual effects workers have long been essential to modern film and television production, helping create the worlds, characters, and experiences that audiences see on screen. As the industry continues to evolve, workers across visual effects are increasingly seeking the protections, benefits, and collective bargaining rights that come with union representation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLast year, visual effects workers on \u201cAvatar,\u201d as well those who work at\u00a0Marvel\u00a0and\u00a0Disney, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/vfx-avatar-marvel-disney-iatse-contract-ratified-1236400714\/\">ratified their first labor contract<\/a>, in a significant step for the VFX industry. The contracts included standard union protections like overtime pay, eligibility for the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan, meal penalties, rest periods and turnaround times. The Disney\/Marvel contract also included raises of 4% in the first year and 3.5% in the second year, matching the raises negotiated by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.<\/p>\n<p>VFX workers at Apple Studios also voted 12-0 to organize with IATSE, and workers at DNEG, a major Canadian VFX firm, also unionized in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of U.S. visual effects workers engaged directly by \u201cStar Wars\u201d franchise productions has joined the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees for collective bargaining purposes. The new bargaining unit includes U.S. workers who contribute to titles including, but not limited to \u201cTheMandalorian &amp; Grogu,\u201d \u201cAhsoka\u201d and \u201cStarfighter.\u201d The unit, which overwhelmingly supported joining&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MCDSTWA_WD073_839839.jpg?crop=0px%2C61px%2C1280px%2C720px&resize=1000%2C563","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}