Animation Union Wants Frozen Bonuses for Laid Off Employees

Deadline is reporting that Disney gave substantial bonuses to Disney Animation Studios employees due to the success of Frozen but did not include laid off employees. IATSE Animation Guild Local 839 business representative Steve Hulett said, “Disney paid bonuses to everyone who worked on Frozen except for those who were laid off after the film was completed. I’ve heard they got 10 weeks of their weekly pay as a bonus. Everyone at the facility got the bonus, even if they didn’t work on it. Some of my people worked on the whole picture to the very end and then they were laid off, and they’re not getting the bonus. It just doesn’t seem right.”

Disney confirmed that eligible current employees received a bonus.