The labor movement is gaining traction by appealing to workers who want more respect for the work they do.
Homer Simpson is a proud union man. The iconic cartoon character even served as president of his local power plant workers’ chapter in The Simpsons’ season 4 episode “Last Exit to Springfield.”
Now production workers on The Simpsons, American Dad!, and Family Guy are following in Homer’s yellow-hued footsteps and unionizing with The Animation Guild, having received voluntary recognition from 20th Television Animation.
Animators, writers, and actors on animated series have been long unionized. But production workers, who provide logistical and administrative support for the shows, had until now not been included—perhaps because they’ve been historically regarded within the industry as lower-level employees.
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