United Videogame Workers-CWA
@videogameworkers.bsky.social
We are United Videogame Workers, an industry-wide union working to build a game industry that works for us. ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾 Affiliated with CWA and CODE-CWA.
JOIN US: https://uvw-cwa.org/membership
JOIN US: https://uvw-cwa.org/membership
Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
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geoff,
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
geoff,
The "let them eat cake" vibes of TGAs this year are off the charts
I asked about Game Awards press tickets in October. Got an email yesterday encouraging me to buy my own, as there were no spares.
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The "let them eat cake" vibes of TGAs this year are off the charts
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We've got 31 game devs who are keen to get to work, @rockstargames.com.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We've got 31 game devs who are keen to get to work, @rockstargames.com.
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We won't back down - we will fight @rockstargames.com & @taketwointeractive.bsky.social for our members' reinstatement.
No one should be fired for union activity.
You can support our campaign here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
No one should be fired for union activity.
You can support our campaign here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We won't back down - we will fight @rockstargames.com & @taketwointeractive.bsky.social for our members' reinstatement.
No one should be fired for union activity.
You can support our campaign here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
No one should be fired for union activity.
You can support our campaign here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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Rockstar: tries to bust unions🦹♀️
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Rockstar: tries to bust unions🦹♀️
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
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This goes into that “deprofessionalization” of the game industry article that went around a few months ago. People who don’t understand the work or care about the value of the people doing the work or honestly even care about quality at all. They just want to not have to pay workers.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-...
I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?
I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 | VGC
The publisher is researching “Game QA Automation Technology” with the University of Tokyo…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This goes into that “deprofessionalization” of the game industry article that went around a few months ago. People who don’t understand the work or care about the value of the people doing the work or honestly even care about quality at all. They just want to not have to pay workers.
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What leaks?
NEW: Rockstar Games says the 30+ employees it fired last week were leaking confidential information, disputing allegations that the company is union-busting.
The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Says Fired Employees Were Leaking Information
Rockstar Games terminated more than 30 people last week in an action that a labor group called “union-busting.”
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What leaks?
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Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the IWGB Game Workers Union exercising their right to organize following reports of union-busting at Rockstar. Our members’ union performances on Rockstar games are an integral part of the success and legacy of games like Grand Theft Auto.
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the IWGB Game Workers Union exercising their right to organize following reports of union-busting at Rockstar. Our members’ union performances on Rockstar games are an integral part of the success and legacy of games like Grand Theft Auto.
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With October coming to a close things really escallated quickly. We now know of so many games industry layoff waves in 2025 that we're only one short of matching 2024, and we have two months still to go.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
With October coming to a close things really escallated quickly. We now know of so many games industry layoff waves in 2025 that we're only one short of matching 2024, and we have two months still to go.
Game workers of Toronto unite! Take a break from making games by playing games at the UVW Toronto meetup on Friday November, 14th at FreePlay Retro Arcade Bar. Admission is free (just check in at the door), first drink is on us!
www.eventbrite.com/e/united-vid...
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United Video Game Workers Toronto Chapter Local Meet-Up
Video game workers of Toronto, unite at FreePlay Retro Arcade Bar for our local meet-up! Join us for good company and free arcade games.
www.eventbrite.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Game workers of Toronto unite! Take a break from making games by playing games at the UVW Toronto meetup on Friday November, 14th at FreePlay Retro Arcade Bar. Admission is free (just check in at the door), first drink is on us!
www.eventbrite.com/e/united-vid...
www.eventbrite.com/e/united-vid...
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
Scare your boss this Halloween by talking to your coworkers (on your personal devices outside of company time, ideally on an encrypted app like Signal) about organizing your workplace 👻
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Scare your boss this Halloween by talking to your coworkers (on your personal devices outside of company time, ideally on an encrypted app like Signal) about organizing your workplace 👻
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Unfortunately I suspect as union activity gains momentum and popular support in this broken industry we will continue to see studios ramp up their union busting efforts.
Be smart: practice good infosec, read up on typical union-busting tactics, and most importantly: don’t let them scare you.
Be smart: practice good infosec, read up on typical union-busting tactics, and most importantly: don’t let them scare you.
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Unfortunately I suspect as union activity gains momentum and popular support in this broken industry we will continue to see studios ramp up their union busting efforts.
Be smart: practice good infosec, read up on typical union-busting tactics, and most importantly: don’t let them scare you.
Be smart: practice good infosec, read up on typical union-busting tactics, and most importantly: don’t let them scare you.
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there are probably a number of people who are pro-union but quiet about it on written platforms in an attempt to mitigate retaliatory behavior from paranoid employers. pic unrelated
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
there are probably a number of people who are pro-union but quiet about it on written platforms in an attempt to mitigate retaliatory behavior from paranoid employers. pic unrelated
the only gross misconduct we see is uhhhhh. hhhhh. ghhhhh
im tired scoob
im tired scoob
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
the only gross misconduct we see is uhhhhh. hhhhh. ghhhhh
im tired scoob
im tired scoob
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Exciting news!! Game workers have united to form the first game workers union in Brazil, @sindjogos.bsky.social! ✊
🔥Evento histórico! 🔥 Vem aí a criação do Sindicato dos Trabalhadores na Indústria de Jogos e Desenvolvimento de Games do Estado De São Paulo.
O sindicato representa a resposta coletiva a anos de precarização, exploração e abusos que têm marcado o setor no estado [...]
O sindicato representa a resposta coletiva a anos de precarização, exploração e abusos que têm marcado o setor no estado [...]
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Exciting news!! Game workers have united to form the first game workers union in Brazil, @sindjogos.bsky.social! ✊
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“what radicalized you” idk paying attention
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“what radicalized you” idk paying attention
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Have you considered this model for your studio?
The worker cooperative is a little-known business model in games, focused on workers' rights and democratic management, working against the current AAA flow of the industry.
youtu.be/bNVH8JQ4ORA
#gamedev
The worker cooperative is a little-known business model in games, focused on workers' rights and democratic management, working against the current AAA flow of the industry.
youtu.be/bNVH8JQ4ORA
#gamedev
Cooperating as Game Worker Cooperatives #GDoCExpo 2021
YouTube video by Game Devs of Color Expo
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Have you considered this model for your studio?
The worker cooperative is a little-known business model in games, focused on workers' rights and democratic management, working against the current AAA flow of the industry.
youtu.be/bNVH8JQ4ORA
#gamedev
The worker cooperative is a little-known business model in games, focused on workers' rights and democratic management, working against the current AAA flow of the industry.
youtu.be/bNVH8JQ4ORA
#gamedev
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Being a game worker in 2025 feels like that one scene from the third season of Twin Peaks where that girl gets forcibly removed from the booth where she's sitting in the Roadhouse and then crawls to the center of the dance floor and just starts screaming
July 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Being a game worker in 2025 feels like that one scene from the third season of Twin Peaks where that girl gets forcibly removed from the booth where she's sitting in the Roadhouse and then crawls to the center of the dance floor and just starts screaming
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If you're a member of Amazon's video game division and would like to talk (confidentially or otherwise) about the company's latest cuts and AI push, please feel free to reach out.
DMs open. Email in bio. Signal QR code pinned.
DMs open. Email in bio. Signal QR code pinned.
Update: Amazon cutting corporate roles across key departments including video games
The conglomerate confirmed 14,000 roles are being eliminated in a memo sent to employees, in which SVP of people experience and technology, Beth Galetti, took time to praise the impact of AI technology
The conglomerate confirmed 14,000 roles are being eliminated in a memo sent to employees, in which SVP of people experience and technology, Beth Galetti, took time to praise the impact of AI technology
Amazon cutting thousands of corporate roles
Sources claim the layoffs could be announced this week and impact up to 30,000 people.
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you're a member of Amazon's video game division and would like to talk (confidentially or otherwise) about the company's latest cuts and AI push, please feel free to reach out.
DMs open. Email in bio. Signal QR code pinned.
DMs open. Email in bio. Signal QR code pinned.
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"why are games so expensive"
"why are mass layoffs happening"
"why are games getting cancelled"
"why did that popular studio close"
it's capitalism. capitalism is why all of this is happening. the rampant prioritizing of profit over the all else, from price and quality to dev health and well being.
"why are mass layoffs happening"
"why are games getting cancelled"
"why did that popular studio close"
it's capitalism. capitalism is why all of this is happening. the rampant prioritizing of profit over the all else, from price and quality to dev health and well being.
SCOOP: For the last two years, Microsoft has pushed Xbox to hit profit margins of 30%, an ambitious target that's far higher than the industry average.
This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins
Management’s goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"why are games so expensive"
"why are mass layoffs happening"
"why are games getting cancelled"
"why did that popular studio close"
it's capitalism. capitalism is why all of this is happening. the rampant prioritizing of profit over the all else, from price and quality to dev health and well being.
"why are mass layoffs happening"
"why are games getting cancelled"
"why did that popular studio close"
it's capitalism. capitalism is why all of this is happening. the rampant prioritizing of profit over the all else, from price and quality to dev health and well being.