Animation Workers of Ireland
@animworkersireland.bsky.social
We are a Union that represents animation workers in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Life Drawing sign up for non members: https://tr.ee/doGkU7
Our linktree : https://linktr.ee/animationworkersireland
Life Drawing sign up for non members: https://tr.ee/doGkU7
Our linktree : https://linktr.ee/animationworkersireland
Congratulations to our member Ella Frehtman @ellallueve.bsky.social for being a recipient of the FSU’s Bursary Scheme 2025!
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Congratulations to our member Ella Frehtman @ellallueve.bsky.social for being a recipient of the FSU’s Bursary Scheme 2025!
Kilkenny Meeting coming up! 📆
After a brief summer break we are back!
It is this Friday, 7.30 PM at Bollards Bar, 31-32 St Kieran's Street.
Open to everyone!
Come learn about what we've been doing, what we are planning and how you can help to improve the Irish animation industry!
See you there!
After a brief summer break we are back!
It is this Friday, 7.30 PM at Bollards Bar, 31-32 St Kieran's Street.
Open to everyone!
Come learn about what we've been doing, what we are planning and how you can help to improve the Irish animation industry!
See you there!
August 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Kilkenny Meeting coming up! 📆
After a brief summer break we are back!
It is this Friday, 7.30 PM at Bollards Bar, 31-32 St Kieran's Street.
Open to everyone!
Come learn about what we've been doing, what we are planning and how you can help to improve the Irish animation industry!
See you there!
After a brief summer break we are back!
It is this Friday, 7.30 PM at Bollards Bar, 31-32 St Kieran's Street.
Open to everyone!
Come learn about what we've been doing, what we are planning and how you can help to improve the Irish animation industry!
See you there!
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BREAKING: International coalition of over two dozen worker unions declares emergency over AI use in animation
International Coalition Of Worker Unions Declares Emergency Over AI Use In Animation
Over two dozen entertainment unions in Europe and North America are calling for action to prevent artificial intelligence from taking over the animation industry.
www.cartoonbrew.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
BREAKING: International coalition of over two dozen worker unions declares emergency over AI use in animation
🔊 Attention animation workers! If you were affected by layoffs in your career, help us build a better industry for YOU by sharing your experience in our redundancy survey! ✨ Link: https://f.mtr.cool/ffreexynxq✨
May 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🔊 Attention animation workers! If you were affected by layoffs in your career, help us build a better industry for YOU by sharing your experience in our redundancy survey! ✨ Link: https://f.mtr.cool/ffreexynxq✨
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In our next episode of Work Matters, The FSU Podcast, we sit down with John O Connell, FSU General Secretary, to get an update on — collective bargaining, a voice for trade union members, the remote working code of practice, and more.
Drops Tuesday at 12noon:
www.fsunion.org/latest/work-...
Drops Tuesday at 12noon:
www.fsunion.org/latest/work-...
May 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In our next episode of Work Matters, The FSU Podcast, we sit down with John O Connell, FSU General Secretary, to get an update on — collective bargaining, a voice for trade union members, the remote working code of practice, and more.
Drops Tuesday at 12noon:
www.fsunion.org/latest/work-...
Drops Tuesday at 12noon:
www.fsunion.org/latest/work-...
We've been crunching some numbers and here we have the adjusted rates for the Animation sector 2025.
📊 The chart is divided in quartiles (the 25% that make less, the middle, and the 25% on top) for Junior, Mid and Senior roles.
📊 The chart is divided in quartiles (the 25% that make less, the middle, and the 25% on top) for Junior, Mid and Senior roles.
May 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We've been crunching some numbers and here we have the adjusted rates for the Animation sector 2025.
📊 The chart is divided in quartiles (the 25% that make less, the middle, and the 25% on top) for Junior, Mid and Senior roles.
📊 The chart is divided in quartiles (the 25% that make less, the middle, and the 25% on top) for Junior, Mid and Senior roles.
📣Attention recent graduates 👨🎓👩🎓!
If you have found or are currently looking for your first job in animation, don't miss signing up for this free seminar about your rights, expected wages, and union benefits can be going into the industry! 🔗 Link here: https://tr.ee/zENlgs 🔗
If you have found or are currently looking for your first job in animation, don't miss signing up for this free seminar about your rights, expected wages, and union benefits can be going into the industry! 🔗 Link here: https://tr.ee/zENlgs 🔗
May 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📣Attention recent graduates 👨🎓👩🎓!
If you have found or are currently looking for your first job in animation, don't miss signing up for this free seminar about your rights, expected wages, and union benefits can be going into the industry! 🔗 Link here: https://tr.ee/zENlgs 🔗
If you have found or are currently looking for your first job in animation, don't miss signing up for this free seminar about your rights, expected wages, and union benefits can be going into the industry! 🔗 Link here: https://tr.ee/zENlgs 🔗
It was an excellent day! Thank you so much to everyone involved and to everyone attending!
DCAF was so busy today that I didn't get a chance to post about it! This almost looks like one of those data mashed photos where you can't actually make out anything specifically!
Doubled our highest ever attendance for an event, while also going from 2 days to 1!
Doubled our highest ever attendance for an event, while also going from 2 days to 1!
April 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It was an excellent day! Thank you so much to everyone involved and to everyone attending!
📣Attention Animation Workers!📣
Come join us for the first Kilkenny in-person meeting of the year this Friday, April 4th. Members and non-members are welcome.
We have many many updates so don't miss this one out.
Bring your colleagues, deskmates and friends!
Come join us for the first Kilkenny in-person meeting of the year this Friday, April 4th. Members and non-members are welcome.
We have many many updates so don't miss this one out.
Bring your colleagues, deskmates and friends!
April 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
📣Attention Animation Workers!📣
Come join us for the first Kilkenny in-person meeting of the year this Friday, April 4th. Members and non-members are welcome.
We have many many updates so don't miss this one out.
Bring your colleagues, deskmates and friends!
Come join us for the first Kilkenny in-person meeting of the year this Friday, April 4th. Members and non-members are welcome.
We have many many updates so don't miss this one out.
Bring your colleagues, deskmates and friends!
🚨 LINK IN BIO FOR NON MEMBERS 🚨
AWI is proud to announce its first ever life drawing session! Held upstairs at FSU offices on THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, the session will be free for members! Spaces are limited to 30 people, sign ups are available in the link on our bio!
Refreshments will be served 😊
AWI is proud to announce its first ever life drawing session! Held upstairs at FSU offices on THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, the session will be free for members! Spaces are limited to 30 people, sign ups are available in the link on our bio!
Refreshments will be served 😊
March 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🚨 LINK IN BIO FOR NON MEMBERS 🚨
AWI is proud to announce its first ever life drawing session! Held upstairs at FSU offices on THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, the session will be free for members! Spaces are limited to 30 people, sign ups are available in the link on our bio!
Refreshments will be served 😊
AWI is proud to announce its first ever life drawing session! Held upstairs at FSU offices on THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, the session will be free for members! Spaces are limited to 30 people, sign ups are available in the link on our bio!
Refreshments will be served 😊
Dublin’s First AWI Meet and Greet for members and non-members! 🎉 After the huge success at Kilkenny Animated last year we are bringing that energy to Dublin with a catered event!
March 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Dublin’s First AWI Meet and Greet for members and non-members! 🎉 After the huge success at Kilkenny Animated last year we are bringing that energy to Dublin with a catered event!
Free for Members AND Non Members! We have an open advice line for this week to help guide you if you have any questions, concerns, or need support in your career.
If you feel like your rights are being abused, you can call or email the addresses above! It's completely free.
If you feel like your rights are being abused, you can call or email the addresses above! It's completely free.
January 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Free for Members AND Non Members! We have an open advice line for this week to help guide you if you have any questions, concerns, or need support in your career.
If you feel like your rights are being abused, you can call or email the addresses above! It's completely free.
If you feel like your rights are being abused, you can call or email the addresses above! It's completely free.
Come over to our next Dublin meeting!
Jan 23rd, 6: 45 pm at the FSU offices.
We'll be talking about our 2025 strategy, don't miss out!
Jan 23rd, 6: 45 pm at the FSU offices.
We'll be talking about our 2025 strategy, don't miss out!
January 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Come over to our next Dublin meeting!
Jan 23rd, 6: 45 pm at the FSU offices.
We'll be talking about our 2025 strategy, don't miss out!
Jan 23rd, 6: 45 pm at the FSU offices.
We'll be talking about our 2025 strategy, don't miss out!
Have you ever had to chase down invoices and payments on completed jobs? It's a scary reality for artists in the Irish animation industry especially coming up to the notoriously expensive Christmas period. 1/2
December 13, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Have you ever had to chase down invoices and payments on completed jobs? It's a scary reality for artists in the Irish animation industry especially coming up to the notoriously expensive Christmas period. 1/2
For the first time and not the last time AWI was tabling at DCAF and the energy there was amazing! It was great to meet so many new faces, talk to so many people and get so much great feedback. We look forward to seeing you all again soon, look out for our January meet and greet!
December 9, 2024 at 7:19 PM
For the first time and not the last time AWI was tabling at DCAF and the energy there was amazing! It was great to meet so many new faces, talk to so many people and get so much great feedback. We look forward to seeing you all again soon, look out for our January meet and greet!
Come meet us at @dublincomicarts.bsky.social on December 7-8th! We will have some members and reps at the table to answer any questions you might have about the union or the industry in general!
Come say hi!
Come say hi!
November 28, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Come meet us at @dublincomicarts.bsky.social on December 7-8th! We will have some members and reps at the table to answer any questions you might have about the union or the industry in general!
Come say hi!
Come say hi!
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Let’s support these workers! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#blackfriday
#boycott
#strike
#workers
#amazon
#shop
#blackfriday
#boycott
#strike
#workers
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Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Let’s support these workers! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#blackfriday
#boycott
#strike
#workers
#amazon
#shop
#blackfriday
#boycott
#strike
#workers
#amazon
#shop
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As I’ve been saying for over a year:
If your business model doesn’t work without violating the law, you’re not in business — you’re in organized crime.
Great reporting by @elainelow.bsky.social. theankler.com/p/tv-writers...
If your business model doesn’t work without violating the law, you’re not in business — you’re in organized crime.
Great reporting by @elainelow.bsky.social. theankler.com/p/tv-writers...
TV Writers Found 139,000 of Their Scripts Trained AI. Hell Broke Loose
It's 'organized crime,' says one, as scribes from Shonda Rhimes to Robert King face a system where studio policy and law remain murky
theankler.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:44 PM
As I’ve been saying for over a year:
If your business model doesn’t work without violating the law, you’re not in business — you’re in organized crime.
Great reporting by @elainelow.bsky.social. theankler.com/p/tv-writers...
If your business model doesn’t work without violating the law, you’re not in business — you’re in organized crime.
Great reporting by @elainelow.bsky.social. theankler.com/p/tv-writers...
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We love to see that we are being followed by activists all around the world!
We've made a list of all the unions/activist groups from the animation and entertainment sectors. Let us know of any other accounts you know!
We love to see that we are being followed by activists all around the world!
We've made a list of all the unions/activist groups from the animation and entertainment sectors. Let us know of any other accounts you know!
November 24, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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We love to see that we are being followed by activists all around the world!
We've made a list of all the unions/activist groups from the animation and entertainment sectors. Let us know of any other accounts you know!
We love to see that we are being followed by activists all around the world!
We've made a list of all the unions/activist groups from the animation and entertainment sectors. Let us know of any other accounts you know!
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To support the social movement at Don't Nod, we've set up an online strike fund 👛
If you can afford it and would like to contribute, please do! ⤵
www.stjv.fr/en/2024/11/s...
If you can afford it and would like to contribute, please do! ⤵
www.stjv.fr/en/2024/11/s...
Strike fund for the social movement at DON’T NOD – STJV
DON'T NOD management is currently proceeding with what is cynically called a "Plan de Sauvegarde de l'Emploi" (redundancy plan). This translates in them choosin
www.stjv.fr
November 21, 2024 at 5:11 PM
To support the social movement at Don't Nod, we've set up an online strike fund 👛
If you can afford it and would like to contribute, please do! ⤵
www.stjv.fr/en/2024/11/s...
If you can afford it and would like to contribute, please do! ⤵
www.stjv.fr/en/2024/11/s...
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November 18, 2024 at 9:35 AM
New to BlueSky too? Want stay in the loop with the global trade union movement?
Checkout this #starterpack of unions around the world:
go.bsky.app/HHsXSrp
👀 Spot anything missing? Drop your union's handle in the comments - let’s grow this list together!
🔄 Boost this post to help everyone connect.
Checkout this #starterpack of unions around the world:
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👀 Spot anything missing? Drop your union's handle in the comments - let’s grow this list together!
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Tomorrow!
Hey lovely people - it’s time for another Dublin hangout! 🍻
From now on all meetings will happen at the FSU building; we’ll be discussing Union and Recruitment Strategies, Community Engagement and much more!
As usual non members are welcome;we wanna hear from you! ❤️
See you all in a week!
From now on all meetings will happen at the FSU building; we’ll be discussing Union and Recruitment Strategies, Community Engagement and much more!
As usual non members are welcome;we wanna hear from you! ❤️
See you all in a week!
November 20, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Tomorrow!
Hey lovely people - it’s time for another Dublin hangout! 🍻
From now on all meetings will happen at the FSU building; we’ll be discussing Union and Recruitment Strategies, Community Engagement and much more!
As usual non members are welcome;we wanna hear from you! ❤️
See you all in a week!
From now on all meetings will happen at the FSU building; we’ll be discussing Union and Recruitment Strategies, Community Engagement and much more!
As usual non members are welcome;we wanna hear from you! ❤️
See you all in a week!
November 14, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Hey lovely people - it’s time for another Dublin hangout! 🍻
From now on all meetings will happen at the FSU building; we’ll be discussing Union and Recruitment Strategies, Community Engagement and much more!
As usual non members are welcome;we wanna hear from you! ❤️
See you all in a week!
From now on all meetings will happen at the FSU building; we’ll be discussing Union and Recruitment Strategies, Community Engagement and much more!
As usual non members are welcome;we wanna hear from you! ❤️
See you all in a week!
Happy International Animation Day!
For people of all ages who enjoy animation, and for those who make those animations!
Let's keep working together to bring on a better future with great stories, made by people, for people ❤️
For people of all ages who enjoy animation, and for those who make those animations!
Let's keep working together to bring on a better future with great stories, made by people, for people ❤️
October 28, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Happy International Animation Day!
For people of all ages who enjoy animation, and for those who make those animations!
Let's keep working together to bring on a better future with great stories, made by people, for people ❤️
For people of all ages who enjoy animation, and for those who make those animations!
Let's keep working together to bring on a better future with great stories, made by people, for people ❤️