United Videogame Workers-CWA

🫩 don’t make me tap the sign.

them: "So what radicalized you into joining the labor movement?" UVW: "Realizing that Squidward was right all along on SpongeBob SquarePants."

United Videogame Workers: supporting the game worker unionization movement one Spongebob reference at a time.

Hollywood did the same thing in the wake of the Great Depression about a hundred years ago. And what happened? The workers unionized. And then game studios are SHOCKED when game workers follow the same playbook they are. Spoiler alert: we win in the end!

AI is an inherently oppressive invention because it is designed to completely separate labor from the means of production. The result is soulless slop with nothing worth saying and hard-working devs left out in the cold.

Creating amazing games shouldn’t come at the expense of our wellbeing. Join Tanner in the fight against burnout, sign our petition, and help make the gaming industry a better place! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

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Never forget that you, that we all, deserve better. They are counting on you forgetting this.

Our hearts go out to the passionate developers at #Bioware whose livelihoods were ripped from them by corporate malfeasance. To those affected, take time to rest and recover. Be with your families, your loved ones, and friends. Then, when you are ready, organize. Solidarity forever.

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CANADA: The Video Game Industry’s Crisis Is a Crisis of Capitalism jacobin.com/2026/10/mont...

Activision union workers begin fundraising to prepare for possible strike

easiest way to show utter disdain for your workers

These striking devs are not just fighting for their own quality of life, they’re fighting for all of us in the industry, to show that we as workers have the right to dignity, and a right to the billions of dollars our labor generates for our employers. I donated $100, who will match me?

Last week, after two years of bargaining attempts, members of Activision Quality Assurance United voted to authorize a potential strike. If you want to support these workers in their standoff which stands to establish precedent and set baselines for the entire industry, now's your chance:

The thing that's happening in games right now is that expectations of quality have not dropped even slightly but expectations of budget are cratering and so the pressure is being applied in the usual place: people's salaries

So I think everyone understands this already, but this is basically a euphemism for "we're hiring fewer full time employees and more contractors and codev studios because we don't have to pay them as much." I wish I could say this was an isolated case but I'm seeing it p much everywhere.

Never be a scab. You'll betray your fellow workers and the company STILL won't respect you. It's a lose-lose.

If game studios are shifting to the Hollywood model, game workers are going to have to shift more quickly to the union model in order to survive.

Absolutely repugnant behavior.

Tomorrow and Saturday, 10/16 and 10/17, meet with fellow game workers in-person and remotely as we reveal THE GAME WORKERS' BILL OF RIGHTS! Built from worker stories and demands, the Bill will be a basis for an industry that works for us. actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

Years in the making, TNG-CWA members at the North Carolina AFL-CIO have created an American Labor History Coloring Book! cwa-union.org/news/cwa-mem...

found an NYC Teamster whose tiktoks are just skate tricks he dedicates to other unions.

Of course it isn't neutral. It's Lawful Good.

Tomorrow and Saturday, 10/16 and 10/17, meet with fellow game workers in-person and remotely as we reveal THE GAME WORKERS' BILL OF RIGHTS! Built from worker stories and demands, the Bill will be a basis for an industry that works for us. actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

“Our members are tired of the stalling and are prepared to do what needs to be done to secure a fair contract, a fair wage, and fair working conditions for everyone.” cwa-union.org/news/release...

The workers of the games industry ate fed up. We are taking our industry back. And as the workers of AQAU-CWA put it: “we are not going away.”

BREAKING: Activision QA workers have voted to authorise a strike with contract negotiations stalling after two years "After nearly two years of bargaining, repeated delays, and a refusal to meaningfully address key issues, we believe collective action is necessary."

after two years of bargaining thanks to activision's stall tactics, unionized workers have authorized a strike. I spoke to them, as well as an ex-employee with disability issues who was basically forced out of the company due to the return-to-office policies the union has been trying to fight

The employment tribunal between the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and GTA 6 maker Rockstar games was due to conclude this Friday, but the legal case has now been extended into November. https://bit.ly/4s6wzy2

"This is your crisis, this is your failure:" Inside the global battle to preserve remote working at Ubisoft The Assassin's Creed publisher wants all employees to work in-office five days per week, but unions in Milan and Montreal have mobilised in defiance

As more campaigns go public (and win!), you may see an uptick in union-busting rhetoric and behavior from companies, managers, and even your misinformed fellow worker. Don't fall for it. Check out CWA's Union Busting Playbook to familiarize yourself with typical tactics. unionbustingplaybook.com

*lays off a thousand programmers* Wow, programming is hard!

Joining a union is like pitching in with your friends to get pizza. We give a little, but we get a lot more.

The IWGB has called a rally outside the Glasgow Tribunals Centre on October 15, the same day that Rockstar bosses Jennifer Kolbe and Rob Spampinato have been summoned to answer questions over alleged union busting. The legal battle is expected to conclude on October 16.

If you’d like to join us in calling on leadership to reconsider yesterday’s decision and help us build a better Wizards together, you can encourage them to do so by signing our petition and sharing it! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

Yesterday, Wizards informed us that it doesn’t intend to voluntarily recognize the D&D or Studio X units of our union ahead of a vote. We remain committed to creating a workplace focused on wellness, transparency, and collaboration by winning our coming election.

Fascinating how bosses will often try to frame layoffs as a positive thing. “We’re now a leaner, meaner, hungrier team” as if anyone has ever enjoyed or done their best work while being overworked, stressed, and hangry

❗Attention, union supporters ❗ We're asking Wizards and Hasbro to voluntarily recognize our union—and you can help! Sign our petition today and show our leadership that you want change in the gaming industry. actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...