The Animation Guild ( IATSE Local 839) has revealed the results of its 2025 election.

Danny Lin was officially elected to serve as president of the local union after running unopposed, the guild announced Monday. A writer and storyboard artist, Lin will be sworn in on December 2.

“I could not be more honored or grateful to serve as the incoming President of The Animation Guild, a Union that has evolved so much in the past decade and only continues to grow in both size and power,” Lin said in a statement. “But this is a bittersweet moment of celebration for me. So many of our members are out of work and struggling to pay their bills while our employers axe productions, enact sweeping layoffs to boost their stock value, and chase their shiny new toy, Generative A.I. In the face of the

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