Disney animators' strike
The Disney animators' strike was a 1941 American film industry work stoppage where unionized employees of Walt Disney Productions picketed and disrupted film production for just under four months.
| Disney animators' strike | |||
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Striking Disney animators at Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, in May 1941 | |||
| Date | May 29 – September 21, 1941 (3 months and 26 days) | ||
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| Caused by | The unionization of animators by Herbert Sorrell and the firing of 17 unionized employees, including Art Babbitt. | ||
| Goals | Increase pay for the unionized writers and animators who worked on Disney animated films. Fair treatment of union members, primarily against the retaliatory firing of union members. | ||
| Methods | Striking, picketing | ||
| Resulted in | Walt Disney and WDP management concede and sign a contract with the Screen Cartoonist's Guild. Many cartoonists refuse to be rehired and decide to work for other animation studios, shrinking the Disney talent pool significantly. | ||
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Walt Disney | |||
The strike reflected anger at inequities of pay and privileges at Disney, a non-unionized workplace. Walt Disney responded to the five-week strike by firing many of his animators, but was eventually pressured into recognizing the Screen Cartoonist's Guild (SCG) by signing a contract with them, which involved, amongst other concessions, rehiring those who wished to return.
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