Overview

• Visual effects workers at Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, and the Avatar franchise have approved their first collective bargaining agreements with IATSE.
• The contracts include overtime pay, pension and health benefits, wage increases, meal penalties, and rest period protections for direct employees.
• The Disney/Marvel agreement spans four years, with 4% and 3.5% wage increases in the first and second years, respectively, retroactive to January 2025.
• The Avatar contract is a three-year deal offering preferential hiring for future films, retroactive benefits, and updated wage scales based on a 40-hour work week.
• These agreements apply only to in-house VFX workers directly employed by the studios, leaving third-party VFX workers outside IATSE's coverage.