Your landlord says you owe money for a worn carpet. You think that’s just normal use after three years. Who’s right? The answer lies in four words: fair wear and tear.

This phrase gets thrown around in deposit disputes constantly. Yet most tenants and even some landlords don’t fully grasp what it actually covers.

In the past several weeks, The Animation Guild has marched on two major companies as negotiations between TAG and AMPTP remained stagnant.

The first march happened on October 24th, where many members of the union, fans, family, and friends signed a petition and marched on Netflix Headquarters in Los Gatos, California. Here, they stood demanding for a fair contract for animation workers. Among those individuals who participated in the march was Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch. He posted on his Instagram story of him being there and saying “If the AMPTP won’t BUDGE, they’re NOT GETTING our LABOR”. Major speaker of The Animation Guild Mike Rianda also spoke out to the group on his support for the guild and the constant fight for animators to get a fair contract without AI getting into the business.

The second march occurred this past Tuesday, November 12th. This time there were animators marching on the Dreamworks Studio in Glendale, California. At this rally, no one notable of the animation industry was there, but TAG member Michelle Drennan spoke to hundreds of Animation Guild members outside Dreamworks before the Guild delivered a petition to Dreamworks executives. The Dreamworks march occurred in the same way the Netflix march happened, again reminding corporate bosses of these companies that animation workers deserve a fair contract with fair wages and protections against AI. It is also noted that an ABC7 News truck was there and reported on this march to the news.

After joining the union members of SAG/AFTRA and WGA, still on strike for a fair contract from producers, in front of Paramount Studios, I joined them again outside of Netflix, Sunset Bronson Studios and KTLA Channel 5 studios on July 27, 2023. It was a scorcher of a day as the temperature got up to ninety degrees, but the union members remained determined to march on, and the strike captains did…

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