Workers at Vancouver animation house Titmouse have voted 98 per cent in favour of unionizing in what could be a watershed moment in the local animation industry. Julia Neville, an IATSE representative based in Vancouver, said the main concerns voiced by Titmouse workers were unpaid overtime and pressure to work "volunteer" hours to reach quotas. "The issues that were raised by Titmouse workers were the same issues that we hear from unrepresented animation workers everywhere. Although most animation workers in the U.S. are unionized, Titmouse workers are the first in B.C. "Canadian animation work is precarious and short-term, just like other gig employment.

Source: CBC News October 22, 2020 22:41 UTC