Visual effects professionals who often achieve Marvel, Disney and avatar The film has approved their first union contract.

IATSE announced Friday that union staff "a vast majority" voted to approve two labor contracts involving work on these projects, covering work on those projects. One agreement covers the work of Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures, while another covers Walt Disney Studios subsidiary TCF U.S. Productions 27, Inc. The company's labor with James Cameron's Light -Storm -Storm -Storm -Entertion in The avatar Movie. this avatar The deal was approved in February, while the Marvel/Disney agreement was approved on Wednesday.

These transactions broadly provide workers with minimum wage rates, access to IATSE's health and pension plans and meal pension penalties.

In a statement, Marvel VFX data Wrangler Cael Liakos-Gilbert called the Marvel and Disney deal “a desperate need to win in the entire VFX industry. Liakos-Gilbert added: “We have proven that what is possible is proven by determination and willpower, and that there is no need to guess or stop guessing and questioning in cynical situations.” We have laid the ink on paper and provided our employees with the contract they deserve. ”

To date, IATSE has released only general details of the agreement, not details, but for three years avatar The deal specifically includes the same AI language that IATSE has obtained in 2024 with major studio and streaming contracts. avatar Director Cameron joined the Stable AI Board in 2024 and expressed excitement about the possibilities technology can offer filmmakers.

this avatar The deal also provides future priority recruitment rights for union members avatar Movies, new wage scales, annual salary increase, minimum 12 hours, mandatory dietary penalties and rest periods, and "dismissal and displacement wages."

Meanwhile, IATSE shared a summary of the Marvel and Disney deals without mentioning AI. This four-year agreement provides overtime pay, minimum hourly guarantee, annual salary increase, turnover time and rest periods, equivalent to editorial enjoyment, fines, dangerous salary and termination of "casual" employment.

For VFX workers, the approval of contracts has been a long time, and their industry has traditionally been a bone workers in largely organized businesses.

In 2023, about a decade after previous efforts failed to bring the industry into alliance folding, IATSE began to be revealed on Marvel and Disney’s organizational drives, followed by TCF US Productions 27 (avatar) Work hard and push Saturday Night Live and Apple TV. So far, everyone has successfully joined the league, but Marvel/Disney and avatar The transaction represents the first approval contract.

“The road is long, but very fruitful,” said Disney VFX coordinator Mack Robinson. “This agreement with Disney and Marvel is the first step I hope to make broader changes to the VFX industry.”