no official CWA press release yet, but here’s the union’s:
Workers at Bethesda Game Studios have joined the Communication Workers of America, forming the first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio. The workers, consisting of 241 developers including artists, engineers, programmers and designers have either signed a union authorization card or indicated that they wanted union representation via an online portal. Microsoft has recognized the union.
and here’s their Twitter account
Damn good news. The video game industry is so predatory, they need unions just to try to have normal office schedules and stuff.
Wow such great news. I hope we will see more of that to change that industry a little.
Hell yeah!!!
Woohoo!! This awesome! As a game dev, I can speak to how awful the industry can be. That’s really great news that they unionized. 🙌
The rest of us computer engineers should show solidarity by also unionizing. We’re stronger together
Bethesda has needed a lot more humanity for a long time.
Yay!!!
I can’t get myself to click a twitter link, so in case others feel the same, here’s an alternate piece that basically says the same thing (I can’t yet find an article with detailed info): https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-game-studios-microsoft-game-studios
For twitter links try libredirect, it automatically sends you to a nitter instance
nitter no longer works, it ceased development and thus will no longer work, best to turn it off in libredirect.
nitter.poast.org works for now
Yes but I’d rather not touch a fascist site (poast to be clear).
Good.
Kick management in the dick.
When I started working at EA 14 years ago (I got laid off last year) they literally told us we might have to sleep under our desks. I promptly told them if that was the case, I would quit. Instead they made us work 7 days a week 9-9 for months. Fun job.
Christ, that’s awful.
I spent my first 12 years in the work force in a financial services firm that, during tax season (so four months out of the year) required 14 hour days, so I understand that grind a little bit.
Awful stuff.
It’s great seeing unions getting stronger. I just wish it didn’t have to happen out of necessity due to lackadaisical and careless governance.
FUCKING BASED
Fantastic news for the devs!