More outsourcing of VFX jobs - New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/magazine/why-hollywoods-most-thrilling-scenes-are-now-orchestrated-thousands-of-miles-away.html?smid=fb-share

VFX Solidarity at the Oscars 2014

https://www.facebook.com/VfxSolidarityIntl

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-visual-effects-march.html

Update:
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/02/injustice_at_the_oscars_the_controversies_that_hollywood_doesnt_want_you_to_hear_about/

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-protest-visual-effects-protestors-take-to-streets-1201123929/

VFX Workers protest at Oscars 2014

After the "Life of Pi"/Rhythm and Hues fallout last year, the strife goes on...

http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/oscars-vfx-rally-visual-effects-adapt/

                        ("Modern Times" copyright Roy Export SAS)
http://www.charliechaplin.com/en/contacts/articles/130-Roy-Export-SAS 

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/documentary-2/life-after-pi-documentary-exposes-flawed-vfx-business-model-96579.html

http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/26/oscars-2014-protest-vfx/

Of course, the police are concerned with any potential outbreaks of violence. As though a bunch of computer art geeks are going to cause another L.A. riot...

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/rally-again.html

Undercutting to get film deals, and maybe due to not developing original properties? And the "big" studios squeezing every penny they can to get those blockbusters...