Published on: 2025-05-03 18:00:19
The video game industry’s first direct-join union has grown to roughly 445 members since its launch, amidst industry-wide job loss and an escalating federal crackdown on workers’ rights. The United Videogame Workers union, which launched with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), was announced March 19 at the Game Developers Conference. It’s an effort on behalf of developers and the CWA to champion unionization efforts without relying on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a feder
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-19 08:59:26
The Communication Workers of America union announced today that bargaining members of ZeniMax Media — the parent company of Bethesda and, thanks to a $69 billion acquisition, a subsidiary of Microsoft — have voted to authorize a strike against Microsoft. According to the CWA, this comes after over a year of failed negotiations for a first contract between the two. ZeniMax Workers United-CWA voted 94% for its leaders to authorize the strike, saying that Microsoft has failed to secure a contract
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-23 18:09:00
SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, announced agreements to allow both students and game jam participants to work with union performers, despite the ongoing video game strike. The union created the Student Interactive Waiver agreement and the Game Jam Waiver Agreement, both of which provide video game developers at every stage of their careers the opportunity to work with union performers. “With these new agreements, SAG-AFTRA can help support game developers at all levels who want to work with un
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-04 12:00:00
At GDC 2025, workers announced an industry-wide union with open doors allowing game developers, employed or not, to join. The United Videogame Workers, which organized under the Communications Workers of America, aims to empower games industry workers to collectively push for industry-wide benefits and protections. The UVW launched with 100 members, reaching a total of 200 on the first day as more workers joined. Right now, the union is focused on growing its membership to achieve the eventual
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At GDC 2025, workers announced an industry-wide union with open doors allowing game developers, employed or not, to join. The United Videogame Workers, which organized under the Communications Workers of America, aims to empower games industry workers to collectively push for industry-wide benefits and protections. The UVW launched with 100 members, reaching a total of 200 on the first day as more workers joined. Right now, the union is focused on growing its membership to achieve the eventual
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There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and beyond to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status." The union makes its official debut at the "Video Game Labor at a Crossroads: New Pathways to Industry-Wide Organizing" panel at GDC. Workers will be sharing a petition at the event to gain support
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There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and beyond to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status." The union makes its official debut at the "Video Game Labor at a Crossroads: New Pathways to Industry-Wide Organizing" panel at GDC. Workers will be sharing a petition at the event to gain support
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-22 00:30:00
Unio has made some big moves in Web3 recently, hiring former Shrapnel boss Mark Long as its CEO. Unio is a Web3 gaming platform that enables players to create, own, and share digital assets within the “Unioverse”, a community-owned sci-fi franchise. Its game, Vortex: Hoverdrome, is slated for October 2025. It’s a fast-paced, futuristic combat arena where players control hoverbikes. The project is led by a team of seasoned industry veterans who have worked on franchises like GTA, Star Wars, and
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Digital banking services provider Alkami Technology is acquiring Mantl, which has been described as “the Shopify of account opening,” for $400 million. Mantl, founded in 2016 by Nathaniel Harley and Benjamin Conant, developed software to make it easier for people to open accounts digitally at community banks and credit unions. The end goal is that those institutions can increase deposits and ultimately, profits. The deal is expected to close by the end of March. Alkami told TechCrunch via emai
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Digital banking services provider Alkami Technology is acquiring Mantl, which has been described as “the Shopify of account opening,” for $400 million. Mantl, founded in 2016 by Nathaniel Harley and Benjamin Conant, developed software to make it easier for people to open accounts digitally at community banks and credit unions. The end goal is that those institutions can increase deposits and ultimately, profits. The deal is expected to close by the end of March. Alkami told TechCrunch via emai
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