labor
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Indie Studio Forms First Video Game Union In The US
Developers at Vodeo Games, the indie studio behind this year’s excellent turn-based pinball RPG Beast Breaker, revealed over at Polygon today that they’ve unionized. Management at the studio is voluntarily recognising the newly formed group, called Vodeo Workers Unite, making it the first of its kind in the video game industry in North America.
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Activision Blizzard Devs Announce Work Stoppage And Strike Fund
Employees at publishing giant Activision Blizzard, who formed the ABK Worker Alliance, have called on supporters today to donate to a strike fund. They have announced their intention to stop working, in protest of their management’s ongoing response to months of lawsuits and reports about widespread sexual harassment and discrimination across the company.
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Why Everyone Is Talking About Twitch Star Hasan Piker’s New Merch Line
Popular socialist streamer Hasan Piker did a cool thing earlier this week: he launched a new line of merch aimed at supporting workers. In addition to the clothes being made by union shops, some of the profits are also going to strike funds to help pro-labour causes across the country. The store also includes a…
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Activision Blizzard May Have Found A Way To Wriggle Out Of California Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard, embroiled in legal wranglings over alleged appalling work conditions for its staff, has requested additional time to investigate and potentially disqualify the California Department of Fair and Equal Housing from its ongoing legal battle with the agency. This is on account of potential ethics violations in its other ongoing legal battle with the…