United Videogame Workers-CWA

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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:

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United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Jul 12

GAMEDEVS IN THE US AND CANADA What are you doing on Sundays? Want to come to free, virtual trainings on the basics of labor unions and organizing offered by @codecwa.bsky.social? SIGN UP HERE 👇 code-cwa.org/upcoming-tra...

The READ THIS poster from the Band Geeks episode of Spongebob that has been poorly photoshopped to say: Looking for a way to spend an hour or two on a Sunday? Angry at the state of the industry but not sure what you can do to help? Union curious but have lots of questions or feel lost? Come to free, virtual seminars held by CWA! Visit code-cwa.org/upcoming-trainings

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Jul 10

The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵

An illustration, done in a flat graphic style depicting a menacing executive with a sickly smile, towering over scores of downtrodden workers carrying boxes of their belongings out of frame. Below, a call to action:

SAVE OUR DEVS
JULY 15 - Rallies across US & Canada
END MASS LAYOFFS NOW

Dallas, Texas (Richardson) - Id Software
Austin, Texas - Id Software
Montréal, Quebec - Bethesda Games Studio Montréal
Rockville, Maryland - Bethesda Softworks
Irvine, California - Obsidian Entertainment

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Jul 8

ok well dont ponder yourself into stagnation, diva! u got this

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Jul 1

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· May 20

People drying their eyes/crying into money

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· May 18

There's many reasons the Pinkertons are enemies in RDR2

The Pinkerton Detective Agency, as depicted in Red Dead Redemption 2

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· May 18

Imagine if companies just paid their workers what they're willing to pay for union busting firms 😔

How much are union busters paid?
Union busters charge exorbitant fees for their services. A typical rate is $2,500 per day or $300 per hour for each consultant, plus travel and expenses paid. That’s more money in a day than many workers make in a month.

However, those rates are in the low or middle range. Greer Consulting, a well-known firm, charges $4,000 per day or $475 per hour (plus expenses). LRI Consulting Services, which has been called the “nexus” of the industry, charges a standard rate of $425 per hour.

Larger campaigns can use many consultants and rack up enormous bills. For example, in a campaign against the UAW in Canton, Michigan, the auto-parts company GNS North America hired six union busters, each charging $300 per hour. By any estimate, for a monthlong campaign, the bill would come to nearly $300,000. A campaign by The Labor Pros at a Hilton hotel in McLean, Virginia, hired 12 consultants and lasted 11 months. Assuming they charged $300 per hour (they didn’t disclose their rate), the campaign would have raked in $7 million.

In one case, LRI Consultants offered a “guaranteed option” — if the union won the NLRB election, the firm would return the full $50,000 price of the package.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Apr 30

On May 1, 10 AM at McArthur Park, we'll be joining a massive coalition of unions, labor advocacy groups, and community orgs showing that LA is a union town! LA UVW members, check your inboxes or DM this account for a Signal invite, and follow the LA May Day Coalition www.instagram.com/lamayday2026/

Flyer for the 2026 May Day march
May 1 at McArthur Park, on Parkview & Wilshire
Organized by the LA County Federation of Labor

Follow the May Day coalition at https://instagram.com/lamayday2026/

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Apr 30

🌴Los Angeles UVW-CWA members!🌴 International Workers' Day is upon us! We have a lot going on this May, check out what your local chapter is up to and get connected!

United Videogame Workers, CWA
Los Angeles Chapter
May local events schedule

May 1, 10 AM: May Day March
McArthur Park @ Parkview & Wilshire
LA Members, check your emails for Signal invite

May 16 12-3 PM, Chapter Social
Food, Friends, & Fpraxis
Virtual & In-person Hybrid
LA Members, check your emails for RSVP!

May 23, 12-4 PM: Game Workers Conference Watch Party
Burbank, Koreatown, Orange County, Santa Monica

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Apr 9

If you do work for a company you should be paid in full and on time

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Apr 9

Hey, Vlad. Know who else was on the Fast Company list? Us. The workers. 👋👋👋

A screenshot of a tweet from the Kotaku article attached, reading "while people who have never built a business sit and spread FUD to farm a few views - targeting the biggest web3 game ever created, a game that represents not only itself but the entire web3 gaming industry in front of traditional gaming - we will keep (message is cut off)". He then links the Fast Company Most Innovative Gaming Companies of 2026, which United Videogame Workers is a part of.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Apr 8

“I should be paid for the work that I do” should not be a high bar to clear, and yet in the games industry it routinely is.

Uni the cat meme saying “this cannot continue”

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 24

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UVW-CWA secretary Kaitlin Bonfiglio offered a succinct response. "Sell your fucking yachts," she said. "You don't need five yachts."

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 19

When there's no accountability for the folks up top, they will continuously make the workers suffer for their mistakes. That's why workers in the games industry all over the world are banding together. If no one else will hold them accountable: we will.

The problem here isn’t developers at Red Storm or Crystal Dynamics–it’s the people at the top foisting the consequences of their bad decision-making and endless hunger for profit off on their employees. How many go-arounds of trying to cut their ways to profitability do companies need to try before they realize “too many people making games” isn’t the problem they’re having?

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 13

The enclosure of Yerba Buena Gardens didn’t stop us from leading a march to discuss our Game Workers’ Bill of Rights earlier this week — our way to fight for standardization across video game studios and employers that empower workers instead of breaking them down.

Video game workers leading a town hall at the Yerba Buena Gardens.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 11

Video games make companies billions in profit yet we are still getting laid off at alarming rates. If this is a reality you know all too well and want to fight against, come find us at GDC!!

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 11

Come stop by our booth to get buttons, ribbons, zines, and anti-spiking drink-cover stickers! You can also talk to an organizer about what unionizing might be able to do for you and our industry!

A picture of UVW and CWA swag available at the booth

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 11

we out here

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 6

At this year’s DICE Awards, Ghost of Yōtei VA @erikaishii.bsky.social used their platform to demand that video game workers are treated fairly and with respect. If you want to be part of our fight to build a better industry, reach out and get connected with an organizer. Congratulations, Erika! 💪

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 3

Putting the games industry up on the highest shelf until executives learn how to sustainably run a business

A stock photo of a mother putting a basket of toys up on the highest shelf of a children's playroom. A child next to her pouts, looking up at the off-limits toys.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 2

“We deserve better.” Add your voice here: actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d...

A quote on a black background with a crowd of cartoon raised hands at the bottom. The quote reads, "I was laid off twice in the past year, despite nearly 20 years in the industry, lots of references and contacts, and many people claiming they’re eager to speak well of me."

A quote on a black background with a crowd of cartoon raised hands at the bottom. The quote reads, "I have never been able to grow my career despite continually having great feedback from managers and coworkers because of constant layoffs and having to start over again every time, including one time I was laid off while 7 months pregnant."

A quote on a black background with a crowd of cartoon raised hands at the bottom. The quote reads, "We deserve better."

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Mar 2

Responses to the We’re Done Playing Petition responses are often brutal. The layoffs game developers experience are shocking, callous, and wreak havoc on their lives, and the lives of the people closest to them. Have you signed the petition? Add your voice here: actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d...

A quote on a black background with a crowd of cartoon raised hands at the bottom. The quote reads, "I’ve been laid off 12 months after moving my family to another continent."

A quote on a black background with a crowd of cartoon raised hands at the bottom. The quote reads, "During my first games role out of college, I experienced a medical event 6 months into my role, and was let go while in the hospital."

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Feb 10

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Feb 9

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United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Feb 3

Are you a freelancer hoping to level up your bookkeeping before tax season? UVW-CWA has joined forces with freelancer-specialist tax firm Brass Taxes for a webinar. Open to non-members! February 11th, 10AM Pacific on Zoom Art by Cleveland Mosher Sign up: actionnetwork.org/events/brass...

BRASS TAXES

FREE KNOWLEDGE on TAX MANAGEMENT for FREELANCERS. Hosted by UVW-CWA. Open to all. Learn some tips and tricks to get ahead of the season. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11TH 10 AM Pacific/1pm Eastern. Hosted on Zoom.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Jan 29

Black game workers of Los Angeles! Join @blackingaming.bsky.social and your fellow developers, artists, and creators for BLERD BREWS on Sunday, February 8! RSVP: partiful.com/e/hhTJRaUs1W...

BLACK IN GAMING LA
Blerd Brews

LAID BACK COMMUNITY MIXER
Celebrate 100 years of Black history with BIG LA at our community mixer for Black devs, artists, and creators!

Bring your favorite black-owned or black-created card, tabletop, or video game to help us build the space, and pull up for our community clothing and food drive.

THE DETAILS: 🗓️ When: Sunday, Feb 8th 🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 Where: Palm Grove Social (4660 W Washington Blvd)

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Jan 25

UVW-CWA stands in support of our fellow workers as they experience vicious and illegal violence at the hands of the United States’ Department of Homeland Security.

We condemn all state violence against the working population who are legally observing and demonstrating.

We stand in support of ICU nurses of Minneapolis who have tragically and senselessly lost one of their fellow workers to the hands of this authoritarian administration.

Rest in power, Alex Jeffrey Pretti
American Federation of Government Employees Local 3669

Solidarity forever!

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Jan 10

South America is home to a vibrant, talented community of game developers, responsible for creating some of the most exciting independent titles while supporting the work of studios globally. They are our colleagues, friends, family, and comrades.

The concerns of workers, like video games themselves, are international, with relationships and hopes that span continents and oceans. We stand with Venezuelans against the violent transgressions on their country, and with all Latin American video game workers as they endure the imperial aggression that interferes with their communities and their craft.

Our struggles are intertwined. While the US government extracts other nations' resources to serve elite economic interests, it erodes the living conditions of its people and undermines their ability to oppose it.

While we urge our members in the US and Canada to call their representatives to demand an end to imperialist aggression, we cannot yield the responsibility of fighting imperialism to those most complicit in upholding it.

Instead, we must organize and build lasting power alongside our union siblings in every industry to fight it ourselves.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers· Dec 19