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your friendly neighborhood animation union guy IATSE Local 839 Animation Guild e-board, shop steward at Walt Disney Animation Studios “Ye are many—they are few!”

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Oct 25

the marches will continue until employer responses improve #standwithanimation

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Animation Guild Workers 'March on the Boss' and Deliver Petition to Netflix Execs Demanding a Fair Deal

Hundreds of Animation Guild (TAG) workers marched today to Netflix’s Burbank office to present a petition signed by almost 2,000 working TAG members to Netfli

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The Animation Guild // #WeAre839 @animationguild.bsky.social · Jun 12

TAG members! With the rise of outsourcing & decline of animation work in California, tell your reps to support AB1138 + SB630 & the governor’s proposed budget increase to #KeepCaliforniaRolling and #KeepCaliforniaAnimating! @CASpeakerRivas @asmlowenthal @asmjessegabriel @scott_wiener

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Jun 12

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Persefone, by Anna von Hausswolff

from the album All Thoughts Fly

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Mar 21

if i were the Democrats i would quit waiting around hoping that their focus-tested version of Reacher shows up and punches guys, and instead be doing the work to get huge and become Reacher and punch guys myself. people love Reacher because he’s huge and punches bad guys!

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Mar 7

Congratulations to the Animation Guild workers at Disney who just ratified their first contract - after more than two years of organizing and bargaining.

Better wages, better benefits, and a stronger voice on the job. It’s always #BetterInAUnion! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers Ratify Historic First Union Contract

Walt Disney Animation Studios production workers have ratified a historic first union contract.

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IATSE // #IASolidarity @iatse.bsky.social · Mar 7

The IATSE welcomes the recent ruling that President Trump’s removal of NLRB Board Member Gwynne Wilcox was unlawful.

IATSE members—and all working people—rely on a fair and functional NLRB to enforce labor laws and protect collective bargaining agreements nationwide. iatse.net/iatse-commen...

IATSE Commends Reinstatement of Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board - IATSE

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) welcomes the recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that President Trump’s re...

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Mar 7

all i have to say now is…WHO’S NEXT??

brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Mar 7

things they said we couldn’t do:

- get our 40 hour weeks back
- get union coverage for out-of-state remote workers
- have prod in the union

a UNION, all of US, made all those things happen

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Mar 7

my prod coworkers fought for over 2 years to organize, join TAG, and bargain their 1st union contract. Disney dragged them through a punitive and ridiculous NLRB unit eligibility hearing, dragged feet through negotiations, but they persisted. now all workers at WDAS are stronger for their efforts!

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Mar 7

YEAAAAHHHHHH

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Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers Ratify First Contract

Production managers, production supervisors and production coordinators at the 'Wish' studio negotiated for health and pension benefits as well as higher minimum wage rates.

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Feb 15

was it NECESSARY to put 16GB more RAM in my 15-year-old iMac? probably not. but when i can find old memory for cheap and easily install it myself…

an older man is holding a ring in his hand and asking why shouldn 't i .

Alt: Bilbo Baggins from Lord of the Rings is holding The One Ring in his hand and asking, “Why shouldn't I?”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 15

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Feb 6

liked, but also no!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Feb 5

We’ve filed an emergency lawsuit to stop Musk’s DOGE from unlawfully accessing the Department of Labor’s systems and information.

Elon Musk has NO business raiding the Department of Labor to obtain the sensitive personal information of working people. aflcio.org/press/releas...

AFL-CIO, Affiliate Unions, Economic Policy Institute File Emergency Lawsuit Against DOGE to Protect Privacy of Worker Data | AFL-CIO

In addition to the AFL-CIO, lawsuit plaintiffs include AFGE, AFSCME, SEIU, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the Economic Policy Institute.

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Feb 6

i can’t believe seemingly stupid things like a longer headphone cable and an input switcher with a pleasing button click can improve my home office experience this much. we take the small wins where we can

brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Jan 26

uh…hail??!

brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Jan 22

beyond his physical skill and achievements, the stuff that awes me most in things i read about Ichiro are his work ethic and consistency. incredible stuff. unanimous ballots are meaningless, Ichiro is undeniable

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Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · Jan 13

Our hearts go out to all those impacted by the wildfires in Southern California, especially our IATSE and animation kin. We are sharing links to funds and IATSE-specific aid. Please consider helping if you are able.

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Jan 12

this is something i think about a lot as a multi-term elected representative of a labor union that is growing and adapting in ways we hadn’t imagined a decade ago.

brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Jan 12

a piece from just before the election, sticking with me through TAG contract ratification:

“You don’t have to be an incrementalist to understand that change is as slow as it is necessary and the tactics we choose are, ultimately, not a statement of our values.”

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On Woodworking and Our Toolbox of Organizing Tactics - The Forge

Rynn Reed dives deep into how carpentry taught her to better understand what it takes to build effective strategy. If you haven’t been into a woodshop, there is usually only one word that captures the...

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · Jan 12

I had a lot of people asking me so I wrote an explainer: Here's how you can help the incarcerated firefighter battling the blazes in Southern California this week:

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How you can help the incarcerated firefighters battling L.A. wildfires

The Los Angeles-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to ending mass incarceration, started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons.

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brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Jan 11

TAG members—if you have lost your home due to the fires, the first link to the TAG website in my post above has a form you can fill out to let the union know your specific needs!

brandon @brandonjarratt.com · Jan 11

LA Fire Relief and Response Resource pages for The Animation Guild and IATSE:

www.animationguild.org/disaster-aid

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Disaster Relief Resources | Animation Guild

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Crystal Kan @wizardofkitty.bsky.social · Jan 10

Hi y'all! I started collecting fundraisers for members of The Animation Guild (my union) and their friends and family in hopes of having a centralized list people can send around. Please feel free to share!

📃 bit.ly/TAG839LAFires

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Teri Hendrich C. @terihendrich.bsky.social · Jan 10

A member run AirTable has been created to track IATSE Local 839 TAG members who have GoFundMe’s after losing their homes in the LA fires. Check the TAG Discord on how to add to this list. Feel free to share this information widely: airtable.com/appugwkqKAVG...

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · Jan 10

We’ve been watching the Watch Duty team do absolutely *unbelievable* technical work all week (they’re members of our Fast Forward open source program), handling a surge of millions of people trying to see where the fires are in real time. There are still people who do such good on the internet.

Fastly @fastly.com · Jan 10

Sending love to everyone in LA 💙 +Kudos to Watch Duty on their incredible work supporting those affected by the devastating LA fires.

Watch Duty App Creator Says He'll Never Pull an OpenAI

Gizmodo spoke with the creator of the app that provides vital alerts about evacuations.

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