Fifteen Visual Effects Workers in “Saturday Night Live” have unanimously confirmed him
First union contract.
All 15 eligible voters marked “yes” a significant milestone for VFX artists and lead the legendary sketch comedy show, which only celebrated his 50th season.
Iatse Development confirmed on Monday. After successfully organizing in October 2024, contract talks began in April 2025. The first-first agreement brings significant improvement, including the established minimum wage scale, safe health benefits, annuities contributions, “kilo fees”, which for artists hired for canceled projects before completion, a strong grievance process and important AI and outsourcing security.
“The VFX team is officially proud to be part of IATSE,” Hannah S Kim said, one of the leads
Organizers. “We are excited to join the presence of the big union”Rider‘And hope it inspires
The rest of the VFX and animation industries across the country to follow the suit. I am personally like this
Glad to see my fellow artists preserving under a union, and ready for the future
This team under a bargaining unit. ,
David Torres Eber said, “Thanks to the hard work of all the members of all the members of the VFX team and all the members of our new friends with IATSE, we have completed some very incredibly. At a break -making we have confirmed our first union contract for a VFX team in New York City. Hopefully, expected to just many!”
Danny Behar highlighted the importance of the contract in a broader context of the industry. “A contract is a huge achievement, especially during these unstable time in the television industry. We are excited to continue our work and motivate other VFX teams.”
Richard Lampasone emphasized aspects around technology: “This is a great contract for us and our industry. We have reached a consensus on a worker-centric AI policy that will help us do our best as our craft develops.”
Motion Picture and Television (MPTV) Assistant Department Director Cham Kantor led
The conversation and this historical agreement was played an important role in achieving rapidly.
