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Almost 250 Bethesda Game Studios developers unionise
Communications Workers of America hails group as the "first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio"
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SAG-AFTRA announces fourth tier to new indie dev contract
Indie projects between $15 million to $30 million will now be covered by its Independent Interactive Media Agreement
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Bethesda Montreal files for unionisation
Developer set to unionise with the CWA, is the second ZeniMax studio to form a union
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SAG-AFTRA: We want to exhaust every option "without having to pull the trigger on a strike"
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Sarah Elmaleh tell us why AI protection for performers is holding up negotiations, and why the union is "not leaving any members behind"
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ZeniMax staff now included in Microsoft and CWA's labour neutrality agreement
Microsoft is now legally bound to take a neutral approach to the unionisation of employees at ZeniMax
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Game Workers Unite Montreal and CSN join together to improve labor practices
The organizations aim to create a province-wide union in the Quebec games sector
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Avalanche Studios to enter collective bargaining agreement with Swedish labor unions
CEO Stefanía Halldórsdóttir says "It's important for us to approach the transition in the right way"
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Sega, CWA agree on first major US game dev union contract
Unionized staffers will receive new benefits such as increased base pay, layoff protections, and crediting commitment
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IGN Creators Guild loses three members to layoffs
The union called the move a choice and has filed Unfair Labor Practice charges in response
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600 more Activision QA workers unionize
Latest CODE-CWA group is the first to form under Microsoft's labor neutrality agreement
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IGN Creators Guild recognised as a union
"We are thrilled IGN came to the table and recognised us," says group
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French Ubisoft workers on strike over salary
Update: Almost 700 workers joined the picket line following failed annual negotiations on wages, union STJV says
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French union flags concerns for welfare of Don't Nod staff
Update: Don't Nod has issued a response to STJV's allegations that the studio is unable to handle the number of projects it is working on
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Are unions actually growing? | This Week in Business
The formation of the IGN Creators Guild is the latest evidence of a trend that might have a stronger basis in perception than reality
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IGN workers unionizing
IGN Creators Guild announces 87% of eligible editorial and creative employees at games media outlet have already signed union cards
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UK video game developer union membership has been on the rise
IWGB Game Workers membership has grown by almost 50% from December 2022 to December 2023
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Microsoft to convert contractor group to unionized full-timers
The decision was part of ongoing talks with the CWA and ZeniMax Workers United
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Sega of America accused of threatening workers with mass layoffs over unionisation
Union alleges publisher planned to "phase out" temporary workers in response to bargaining talks
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Experis Game Solutions staff are pursuing unionization
The game-testing workers said that they are in part, looking to secure a family-support wage
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Bowser: Nintendo doesn't have unions due to employee satisfaction
Nintendo of America president affirms the right for workers to form a union and say "we'll respect that"
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Microsoft reiterates labour neutrality agreement following ABK acquisition
"Microsoft remains steadfast in our support of our current and future employees in whatever choice they make about their workplace and their representatives," Brad Smith says
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Over 100 Avalanche Studios staff unionise
"We are very hopeful about the prospect of signing a collective bargaining agreement," says union
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CD Projekt staff form union for Polish developers
New organisation warns that "mass layoffs are a danger to the gamedev industry"
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Skull & Bones dev Ubisoft Singapore facing union action over pay and workplace treatment
Ubisoft's long-in-development pirate game also loses another creative director
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Survey finds more than half of game developers experience crunch
Most respondents work standard 40 hours a week on average