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Visual effects workers at Walt Disney Pictures have voted to join Hollywood union IATSE, making them the second group of visual effect workers to unionize in recent months.
Why it matters: Why it matters: It's a small group, just 18 people. But their decision follows in the steps of a similar group to unionize at Marvel Studios in September.
Visual effects workers have typically not been unionized despite working in a heavily organized industry, according to IATSE.
The new organizing comes as SAG-AFTRA union members are on strike and the writer's guild just secured a deal.
What the demands are: According to IATSE, the Disney's visual effects workers are demanding better compensation, health care, retirement benefits and the same rights granted by their unionized coworkers.
What's next: The union will commence the collective bargaining process with Walt Disney Pictures to work on a contract.