‘Avatar’ VFX Artists Vote to Unionize With IATSE

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‘Avatar’ VFX Artists Vote to Unionize With IATSE

A group of visual effects artists who work on Disney’s CGI-heavy “Avatar” films have voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. It marks the first time a group of “vendor-side” VFX artists have won union representation through an official National Labor Relations Board vote. The vote came down to 57 people in favor of union representation and 19 voting against. These VFX workers are employed by a subsidiar…