The Animation Guild and Affiliated Optical Electronic and Graphic Arts, Local 839 IATSE, has posted the April issue of their newsletter, The Peg-Board, on their Website, which is hosted by the Animation World Network.

In the April issue, the Animation Guild announces the ratification of the TSL contract covering CG artists and technicians at Disney; president Kevin Koch discusses how the Guild responds to suggestions; business representative Steve Hulett explains abuses in studio test procedures and how the Guild plans to address them; and President Emeritus Tom Sito warns about the repercussions of changes in Federal overtime regulations.

In other articles: Our new computer lab; Universal signs on to our 401(k) Plan; The rumor mill; In the news; 2003 unpaid vacation and holiday pay; Job strategies workshop set for May; At the water-cooler; In memoriam: Pete Alvarado, Renée Henning, Bill Moritz and Lou Zukor.