This summer, World of Warcraft and Bethesda Game Studios workers joined the growing number of video game developers organizing with Communications Workers of America. We spoke with some of the workers and organizers who have been unionizing the industry.
  • FenrirIII@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 hours ago

    Every day, I hear people at work complaining about mistreatment from management. Yet no one brings up unionizing for fear of reprisal. That shouldn’t be the case.

  • Bronzebeard@lemm.eeEnglish
    361·
    9 hours ago

    It’s about damn time. That EA Widow post came out two decades ago. We’ve heard nothing but repeats of the same insane working conditions across dozens of major studios since then

  • MyOpinion@lemm.eeEnglish
    161·
    9 hours ago

    Very wise move. EA and their ilk have been crunch timing people to death.

  • nalinna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    9 hours ago

    Making a career change from an industry with several active unions (all of which continue to be proven as vital, even after over 100 years), into the tech industry in the mid-2010s, where there was no union and you’d hear horror stories (especially from the video game industry), I can’t help but feel like this was inevitable and I’ve been excited to watch it happen for almost 10 years. I hope it continues.

  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
    22·
    8 hours ago

    Do it!

    Google next!

    They spend decades removed about crunch and being fired right before game released but only now figured the solution lol