The tabletop freelancer survey closes on Monday, if you want to make sure IWGB has the info to fight for fair freelancer wages share it and fill it in now! forms.gle/efLP5CLxskse...

Over 450 game devs coming together to form a union at Diablo! 🥳 Game workers deserve job security and a good work-life balance. By forming a union at your studio, you can do just that - if you work in the UK games industry, join us today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

"The next few years are going to be pretty massive for IWGB Game Workers Union." You can read about what the union for the games industry has been up to in this interview! Work in games in the UK? Want to see a better, fairer games industry? Join us today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Based in or near Guildford? Join us in Stoke Park for a picnic with board and outdoor games! Non-members are welcome, as are folks from outside Guildford! You're welcome to drop in whenever and stay for as long as you like. Details here: lu.ma/05mfaw84

If you worked on a game, you should be in the credits. If you work in game dev, you should be in a union. Join our union today at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

"With a union, we’re able to preserve what makes this place special, secure real transparency in how decisions are made, and make sure policies are applied fairly to everyone." Another @codecwa.bsky.social unionised studio! Work in game dev in the UK? Join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Fantastic news from Raven Software workers, who ratified their first union contract with @codecwa.bsky.social recently. Congratulations!👏 We are always stronger together 💪

Glasgow Indie Games Fest is taking place on Saturday 9th August from 12pm till 10pm, with some brilliant speakers giving talks and fantastic games on showcase! Some of our branch team and members will be around to say hi and are happy to talk to people wanting to learn more about the union!

For the first time in nearly 50 years hotel housekeepers in England are going on strike and they’re not alone - UVW members at Radisson Blu Hotel in Canary Wharf are joining forces with bar staff from Draughts Games Bar! More info in their original post, linked in the thread.

We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...

Members of our union have been showing their support at a number of Pride events across the country, including London Trans+ Pride and Glasgow Pride. Unions marching in pride parades is a tradition dating back to the 80s & it's an honour to continue that tradition.

300 workers at risk of redundancy, after releasing one of the most successful games of the year. Every game dev needs a union, to ensure the job security and voice we deserve. Work in the UK games industry? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

On July 26th at 1pm we'll be hosting our Guildford social - join us in Stoke Park for a picnic with board and outdoor games! You can sign up to the event and find more details here: lu.ma/zyfykf82 Non-members are welcome, as are folks from outside Guildford!

Redundancies announced at Microsoft's gaming studios today, impacting game devs in the UK. Every game dev needs a union. If you work in the UK games industry join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Only one week to go until @developconference.com! You can find us at booth B40 throughout the expo. We'll be near the Indie Showcase, on the far left side of the venue.

Decreasing pay for workers, while Andrew Wilson, the CEO of EA's pay increased by nearly $5 million. Game devs deserve better. If you work in the UK games industry, join our union here: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Protections against arbitrary dismissals, a policy around AI and credits for QA workers? 😍 Every game dev deserves a union! Congratulations to @codecwa.bsky.social for achieving union recognition with ZeniMax. 🙌 If you work in the UK games industry, join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Over 100 developers at risk of redundancy. It's time for every game dev to have job security and good working conditions. If you work in the UK games industry, join our union here: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Attending @developconference.com in July? Make sure you drop by our stall at Develop! We will be there for the whole event (8th-10th July) at booth B40, near the Indie Showcase.

Last week at our AGM members from across the UK elected our new committee and passed several motions that will shape our union. We were also delighted to host a guest speaker from @stjv.fr! Thanks to everyone for coming, your engagement strengthens our collective voice.

Another union forming in the games industry! Across the world, game devs are coming together, demanding a meaningful voice for change in their studios, and across our industry. Work in the UK games industry? Join our union at iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

If you care about video game workers and want to follow all the game worker unions across the world, we've created a starter pack with all the ones on BlueSky. If we've missed one, let us know! go.bsky.app/PNcLPFU

On June 14th we will be holding our AGM! Union members from across the UK games industry will come together to elect our branch’s officers and hear about our progress this year. We’ll also be joined by a guest speaker from the French games workers union, STJV. Check your email for more info... (1/6)

Work in TTRPG? Until the 31st August, we’re running a survey for freelancers in the Table Top industry to understand freelance pay for TTRPG workers in the UK. By filling in this survey, you'll help TTRPG workers to set suggested rates for work in the industry. forms.gle/s8AxQRNQsGrG...

Our statement on the recent lay-offs at Polygon and Giant Bomb.

A reminder that our first ever Scotland-wide meetup is happening this Saturday (May 3rd), at 7pm at The Waverley Bar in Edinburgh. The event is free, and you can sign up here: lu.ma/cvwb7gki

400 employees laid off at EA, while the CEO took home $25.6 million in pay last year. This isn't an issue of money. It's one of power and unaccountable CEOs. With a strong union in your workplace, we can change this. Work in the UK games industry? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

We are happy to announce our first ever Scotland-wide meetup on Saturday, May 3rd! The event will be at 7pm at The Waverley Bar in Edinburgh. You can sign up to the event here (it's free!): lu.ma/cvwb7gki

We want to share our sympathies with the transgender community in response to today's supreme court ruling. Trans people are an integral part of the game development community and we remain committed to ensuring that they receive the support they deserve.

One week left to apply to work with us! If you want to organise game devs in the UK, then this is the job for you. Details here👇 iwgb.org.uk/en/post/bran...

2 weeks left to apply to work for us! If you've got experience of organising, and want to improve the UK games industry then check out our job openings here 👇

We’re hiring 2 organisers to help build a strong union for game devs across the UK! Read more and apply here: iwgb.org.uk/en/post/bran...

'We'll be showing them just how valuable our labor is:' Zenimax workers vote to authorize strike at Microsoft

Not long now until our unConference on April 5th! You can find out more and sign up here (it's free!): www.gameworkers.co.uk/unconference/

Yet another unionised team of game devs! Congratulations to the workers at Activision and their union. If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

It's great to see the game workers union movement in the US take this next step🙌 The issues we face - layoffs, crunch and AI are industry wide, and need a solution which involves our input. If you work in the games industry in the UK, join our union: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

The last few years in the global games industry have been turbulent and our local industry has also felt these effects. Join moderators from NIGD and union organisers from the IWGB on Tuesday 8th April to hear and discuss what we can do to improve our industry for the future. lu.ma/0f7xzfhj

Four weeks until the first ever game workers unConference in London, which is free for members and non-members alike. We're coming together to discuss how we can improve our industry and the people who attend are also the ones who decide what we talk about. www.gameworkers.co.uk/unconference/

One month to go until our Game Developers unConference! You can learn more about this exciting new event here - buff.ly/3QkZqfS Register for the event here: buff.ly/4b8rPiL

What is the Game Developers unConference? How it’ll work is very simple: on the day of the unConference, we’ll gather together and create an agenda - you can call a session (or multiple sessions) on the things you want to spend time on... (1/3)

April 15th in London. How do we fix the video games industry?

I will be there! 💙

game folks, im organising a thing with @gameworkers.co.uk on Sat 5 Apr 2025 - a kind of experiment, a collaborative crisis meeting of sorts. more info below - and it's free to attend!

We are excited to announce the first Game Developers unConference! The unConference is an unconventional experiment –a leap of faith that we can do more when we come together than we can when we are apart. You can learn more here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/unconference/ Register here: lu.ma/3qrghakj

Close to 1 in 3 employees gone in a year, due to reckless mergers and buyouts from execs who never seem to be held accountable. The only way we change this is with a strong union for job security and better conditions for game devs - join our union today at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Hundreds of game devs in the UK are currently facing redundancies, from companies like Sumo, Splash Damage and Ubisoft. The recent GDC survey showed 1 in 10 game devs have faced redundancy last year. For some of those at risk, this will be their second redundancy in a few months. 1/4

Sound familiar? 🤔 The only way we change this, and hold management to account is with a strong union in every studio. 🙌 Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

It's game devs who create value, not CEOs. Yet all too often it's our livelihoods put at risk due to poor decisions If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game... Together we can ensure job security for everyone working in game dev!

You love to see it😍 figures from this year's GDC survey. 58% of game devs support unionisation. 🙌 Only 10% oppose it. 29% of companies support unionising. We're building a union for every game dev in the UK games industry. Join us here: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

One in ten developers were laid off last year. It doesn't have to be this way - game devs deserve job security, transparency and a voice on the decisions impacting them. Work in the UK games industry? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...