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Unsung workers who make movie superheroes fly and lightsabers crackle are turning to labor unions as relentless demand for content turns dream jobs into grueling routines.

Eighteen in-house vfx workers have filed for an NLRB election after Disney denied voluntary recognition of the group.

Two weeks after Marvel’s in-house VFX crews sent union authorization cards to the NLRB, another set of Disney VFX workers are getting the Mouse House in order

The filing marks the second time in history that workers in the visual effects industry have announced their intent to organize.

The move came after more than 80 percent of Walt Disney Pictures 18 in-house crew members filed paperwork indicating they wanted to unionize.

This is a historic moment for visual effects artists, as workers from Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures seek better working conditions through the union.

Visual effects artists at Walt Disney Studios this week filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, signaling a historic change in the industry.

Walt Disney Studios' VFX crew has voted to unionize in an historic move.

Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers are following in the footsteps of Marvel Studios crew and are moving to unionize.

The  International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union announced that over 80 percent of the 18 in-house Visual Effects (VFX) crewmembers at Walt Disney Pictures expressed a desire to unionize. Their organizing follows a push at Marvel that started earlier this month and is in the midst of ongoing strikes by the actors’ and writers’ guilds. IATSE VFX Organizer Mark Patch: