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Hot Labor Summer: Video Games Edition
"This time next year, the sorts of numbers we’re seeing right now could seem quaint by comparison"
July 26, 2024
SAG-AFTRA Striking Because Companies Won’t Offer Same AI Protections To Voice And Physical Performers, Not Happy About GTA VI Exemption
"When you compare that to the reality of this work, they're really not covered"
Folks, We Got Another One
Over 500 workers at Activision Blizzard formed a union across departments
Hell Yeah, Bethesda Game Studios Just Unionized
Solidarity with everyone on the Elder Scrolls and Fallout teams
Rockstar Employees Concerned About Crunch, Grand Theft Auto VI As Company Moves Forward With Return To Office
“Losing key people in teams would be very, very bad"
Nearly 700 Ubisoft Workers Went On Strike This Week
"To Ubisoft’s management, our living standards going down isn’t a bug; it’s a feature"
IGN Is Forming A Union
Dubbed the IGN Creators Guild, this is one of the largest unionized games journalism outlets in existence.
SAG-AFTRA’s AI Voice Acting Deal Was A Powder Keg Waiting To Go Off
This week's controversy was avoidable, but a wider reckoning over AI in voice acting is inevitable
As Video Game Industry Goes All-In On AI, Workers Race To Secure Their Rights
Execs want AI to be the next big thing, but workers won't accept it unless it's on their terms
