EA employees and UVW-CWA slam Saudi-led EA buyout, call for regulatory scrutiny

Please read our statement regarding the proposed Electronic Arts buyout. We refuse to let corporate greed decide the future of our industry. cwa-union.org/news/release...

Blizzard Entertainment Platform and Technology workers unionize under CWA

Battle.net workers unionize as Microsoft neutrality agreement expires aftermath.site/battle-net-wor...

Today, nearly 400 workers with Blizzard's Platform & Technology department have formed a union with @cwaunion.bsky.social! “We are forming a union to hold leadership accountable and to ensure that we can focus on building amazing experiences for the gaming community.” 💪

Solidarity with LAT journalists!

🗣️The Future Of The Tech Industry Is Unionized! “The way layoffs happened at Google, where it wasn’t clear what the reason for people getting laid off was, definitely created a sense of job insecurity & mistrust,” said AWU Prez Parul Koul @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Since we last shared an update on bargaining, we’ve received additional information about management salaries at Rewire. The TLDR: The pay discrepancy between management and union members is deeply unsettling.

NEW: ICE is attacking journalists in Chicago, and the @chicagonewsguild.bsky.social is fighting back. "Journalism is not a crime," @jschleuss.com told @axios.com. The 1st Amendment makes press freedom a cornerstone of our democracy, and we will fight to defend it. www.axios.com/2025/10/06/d...

Listen to AFGE President Everett Kelley: Federal workers aren’t pawns in political games—they inspect our food, care for veterans, conduct research that keeps workers safe and so much more. They make America run. The Trump admin’s Project 2025/DOGE agenda hurts everyone.

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️ As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

🚨NEW RESEARCH🚨 AWU teamed up with @techequity.bsky.social & @cwaunion.bsky.social to produce a report - Ghost Workers in the AI Machine: U.S. Data Workers Speak Out About Big Tech’s Exploitation - documenting the working conditions of the workers behind the AI boom. cwa-union.org/ghost-worker...

Kickstarter United has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32 hour work week, livable wage for all workers, and protections against AI. Our Seattle members are organizing a rally alongside OPEIU 8. Join us on Thursday in Cal Anderson Park! forms.gle/udwphKvnZDVG...

Everyone’s health insurance premiums could skyrocket and millions could lose their health care. Congress must permanently extend the ACA’s tax credits. Nobody can afford this health care crisis, and time is running out.

UVW-CWA will be at the Queerness and Games Conference this weekend! ✊🌈 This Saturday, our worker-organizers will be running the workshop "Queer Organizing 101: Building Skills to Make Change as Marginalized Game Workers." We hope to see you there! #QGCon

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are up against unprecedented corporate CEO greed and inequality. We stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas across the country as they fight for their fair share of the profits THEY create.

Googlers For Job Security made PIX11 News last night! Tech workers refuse to be divided; we're fighting for job security for ALL of us. Join the movement: www.alphabetworkersunion.org/job-security

Calling all tech organizers! 💻💪 tickets are open for Circuit Breakers 2025! It will be a weekend of sessions, workshops, and talks on topics in the industry, including the importance of rank and file organizing. Grab a ticket here!

HAPPENING NOW: Alphabet Workers Union members are outside of the Google offices in NYC speaking out against the Trump administration’s H-1B visa proclamation! Tune in: www.facebook.com/AlphabetWork...

Don’t try this at home; organize a union instead! Join AWU and @brainstormmedia.bsky.social for a virtual screening of #AmericanSweatshop on Mon 9/29 at 8 PM ET followed by a panel discussion featuring creatives behind the film and AWU members who handle trust and safety content.

Spotted: AWU members on Google campuses from coast to coast talking to our coworkers about Googlers For Job Security ✊

ever since microsoft's layoffs in early july, the two zenimax unions have been fighting for impacted employees following the cancellation of the elder scrolls online studio's unannounced mmo. they've won laid-off workers more time (aka more pay), better severance, recall rights, and saved some jobs

Happy Labor Day from CWA! A message from CWA President Claude Cummings Jr.: cwa-union.org/news/labor-d...

Diablo Team Unionizes Over AI, Remote Work, And 'Passion Tax' Of Working In Games

450 Diablo developers vote to unionize under CWA

like the overwatch and world of warcraft teams before them, over 450 diablo devs have voted to unionize. last year's mass microsoft layoffs convinced them to start organizing, but this year's kicked things into high gear

Diablo devs unionize following layoffs and dissatisfaction with AI, pay aftermath.site/diablo-union...

BREAKING: Over 450 game developers behind hit video-game series Diablo have joined CWA, joining the historic fight for a better video game industry. Hail to you, union champions 💪

As recent waves of layoffs impact our fellow workers and union members, we see again and again how little the word of your boss means when it is not backed up by a union contract or challenged with collective action.

with each successive round of layoffs and buyouts, IGN staff have found themselves increasingly overworked. so now, in an effort to get laid-off colleagues rehired, they’ve resolved to do their fair share — and no more

Thank you SO much to all of those who were able to attend our town hall this evening about the Game Workers' Bill of Rights. Your solidarity means everything. We are building a better games industry TOGETHER. ❤️✊🎮

📣 TONIGHT!!!! 🔥 Over 150 people have already registered for tonight's industry town hall as we discuss the Game Workers' Bill of Rights. What do you think should be included? Come have your voice be heard!

Help create the future of the games industry! On 8/20, workers will be coming together to draft a Game Workers' Bill of Rights. All game workers are welcome — union members or not. Sign up here: uvw-cwa.org/townhall-reg...

I chatted with @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social about how the UVW Freelancing Committee is committed to establishing crediting standards industry-wide. Thank you for writing this, Nicole! ❤️✊ If you’re in the US or Canada and ready for the industry to change, check out @videogameworkers.bsky.social

'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel

Hell yeah, another Blizzard union aftermath.site/blizzard-union...

The amazing storytellers in SFD have unionized! Blizzard Unions now include: * WoWGG-CWA * OWGG-CWA * DiabloGG-CWA * Blizzard Story and Franchise “These workers are setting the standard for animation, cinematics, and storytelling across the video game industry” cwa-union.org/news/release...

NEW: 180 Blizzard workers just unionized today.

Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development workers have joined @codecwa.bsky.social! 🥳 We are so exited to welcome them into our union! cwa-union.org/news/release...

Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition. Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:

NEW: Call of Duty workers just voted to ratify their first union contract with Microsoft, marking the end of nearly 3 years of negotiations. The two bargaining members speak to me about everything that went into it, and where they go from here. shannonliao.substack.com/p/3-years-la...

In 2022, Raven Software workers became the first unit at Activision Blizzard to form a union. Now, they've secured a first contract ensuring wage increases and the elimination of mandatory crunch. #unionstrong 💪

Hear from some of our members about why we started organizing with the Alphabet Workers Union! Why do you organize with AWU? Ready to join us? Visit go.awu.fyi/join today!

Our @condeunion.bsky.social members have real questions about the future of the company and multiple issues that directly affect them. Instead of answering even one question, Conde Nast execs decided to instead play games - literally - during the meeting. Truly disgraceful

Attending @gdocexpo.com? A few of our organizers will be hosting a panel about their experiences. See you there! ❤️

It’s way past time working people got their fair share. We don’t have to settle for an economy where top corporate CEOs make 285 times what their median workers make. aflcio.org/Paywatch

Did you know that unionizing the games industry could standardize game crediting? If you worked on a game, you deserve to be properly credited.

Are you new to the union—or just curious about CWA Next Generation? Come to CWA Next Gen 101, a short, informal Zoom session where you’ll meet young CWA activists as well as experienced mentors from across the country, find out what we’re all about, and learn how to get involved.

Tomorrow: Join us for a rally in Charlotte, NC to hold Wells Fargo accountable for union busting! Let us know you'll be there: CWA.org/wfwuJuly15