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Day in the Life of a 1941 Disney Worker on Strike
Sources include 1941 strike footage from various strikes such as Ray Patin and John Hubley, as well as various strike pamphlets located at the CSUN…
Jun 5
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Day in the Life of a 1941 Disney Worker on Strike
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April 2025
Fleischers and Stoopid Buddies Used the Same Anti-Union Tactic Against Workers
Despite a span of almost 100 years between the two animation studios, the union busting playbook hasn’t changed much.
Apr 29
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Fleischers and Stoopid Buddies Used the Same Anti-Union Tactic Against Workers
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March 2025
4 Practical Things You Can Do as an Animation Worker to get back some Workplace Autonomy
originally posted on my instagram on Mar 18
Mar 19
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4 Practical Things You Can Do as an Animation Worker to get back some Workplace Autonomy
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February 2025
A Closer Look at Disney+ Content Warnings
Reviewing the Language of 'Problematic Animation' Disclaimers
Feb 20
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A Closer Look at Disney+ Content Warnings
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8 Reasons Why Stopmotion Still Struggles to Unionize Today
Unraveling the various facets of stop motion's complicated labor struggles.
Feb 12
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8 Reasons Why Stopmotion Still Struggles to Unionize Today
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January 2025
Disney is selling an NFT of a traditional 2D animation desk
what are those disney execs snorting to come up with these ideas?
Jan 8
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Disney is selling an NFT of a traditional 2D animation desk
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Financial Core and the 1982 Animation Guild strike
sometimes the smallest, weirdest, least-sexiest contract labor jargon can cause the most damage
Jan 5
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Financial Core and the 1982 Animation Guild strike
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December 2024
Spicy Thoughts on The Animation Guild's Tentative Agreement
im the hoopla guy in spongebob wont shut up and gets hit with a brick.
Dec 1, 2024
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Spicy Thoughts on The Animation Guild's Tentative Agreement
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November 2024
Jerry Beck and Friends' not-so-great take on Racial Stereotypes in Animation
originally posted on my instagram page on Nov 11 2024
Nov 13, 2024
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Jerry Beck and Friends' not-so-great take on Racial Stereotypes in Animation
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October 2024
Thoughts on CalArts Portfolio Day (circa late 2010s)
originally posted on instagram on Sept 28 2024
Oct 1, 2024
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Thoughts on CalArts Portfolio Day (circa late 2010s)
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September 2024
Animation Guild President Emeritus Ignores Systemic Labor Issues in the Industry, Blames Animation Workers for their own Unemployment and…
In addition to writing new stuff, I also want to use this substack to repost/archive some of the more chunkier research instagram posts I’ve posted in…
Sep 14, 2024
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Animation Guild President Emeritus Ignores Systemic Labor Issues in the Industry, Blames Animation Workers for their own Unemployment and Financial Struggles
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WIA President Dismisses Industry Labor Concerns of Struggling Animation Workers
In addition to writing new stuff, I also want to use this substack to repost/archive some of the more chunkier research instagram posts I’ve posted in…
Sep 14, 2024
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