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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · Feb 21

Tell Congress: No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. None. Zero. Zilch.
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Tell Congress: Don't cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security

Contact Congress today!

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · Feb 21

NEW: Tell Congress: Save the Department of Veterans Affairs from Trump, who is trying to destroy it

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Tell Congress: Save the Department of Veterans Affairs

Contact Congress today!

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julie muncy @julie.radiantarray.io · Feb 20

why, exactly, are your games not subject to union contracts? that seems like information that is very important here

Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · Feb 20

Voice talent has been integral to each of our games. Recently, questions arose here about how we work with our voice talent, which we want to address.

Actors breathe life and humanity into everything we do, and over time, we've gone from working with a small number from our team to dozens of individuals around the world. We offer the strongest AI protections in the industry to our talent, as we think their work is irreplaceable.

Our games are intentionally made by human beings; no generative AI is being used in the creation of the voiceover, artwork, or any other content that goes into them.

We have not re-cast any of our characters in Hades II, and wish to keep working with each and every member of our wonderful cast.

We have respected and will continue to respect any actor needing to pause work during the ongoing SAG-AFTRA video game strike. While none of our games have ever been subject to SAG-AFTRA contracts for a variety of reasons, we wish SAG-AFTRA the best in their negotiations to compel larger signatory studios to provide the kinds of protections we think actors deserve.

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · Feb 20

Second court knocks down Donald Trump’s “cruel” gender-affirming care ban

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Second court knocks down Donald Trump's "cruel" gender-affirming care ban - LGBTQ Nation

His order has been blocked nationwide.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 20

I got temporarily banned from posting on Twitter because I told a Nazi to go follow his leader. Did the Nazi get muted or banned for saying that Hitler was right and parroting eugenics ideology? Lol no

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Effie ♡ @cozyeffie.bsky.social · Feb 14

when I was working at Activision we found out our IT guy put hidden cameras in the bathroom. shortly after I got over the trauma of that and started using the bathrooms at work again, I got groped by a co-worker in one.

that was pretty fucking real to me.

ABetterABK - ABK Workers Alliance 💙 @abetterabk.bsky.social · Feb 12

www.eurogamer.net/bobby-kotick...

The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.

Bobby Kotick says Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuits were "fake" and simply a "plan" to drive up union membership

Ex-Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has described the legal action taken by multiple government agencies over alle…

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

If the people in positions of power refuse to protect us, we must protect each other. We must look out for one another, and that's exactly what we did and are doing.
Workers hold the power, not executives. We are the ones who make the company and the games what they are.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

We could have worked together with executives to make ABK the best company it could be, but instead they met us with aggression, intimidation, and a refusal to listen or be empathetic to the struggles of their employees.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

This is only a small look into the harmful actions of executives during the lawsuits and union organizing. I am sure my fellow organizers have many, many other stories of the way executives downplayed serious situations or caused harm themselves

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

And who could forget the Cosby Suite? A hotel room where executives would lure women and take advantage of them sexually.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Bobby, who had in the past made death threats to his assistant. Who downplayed the severity of the harassment and abuse at every chance he had to speak on the issues

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Remembering Bobby Kotick, who made Francis Townsend send a scathing email calling the lawsuit "truly meritless and irresponsible”. We later learned that Bobby himself wrote the letter and made Fran take the fall for his despicable words.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Remembering how Jen Oneal, the first female Co-President of Blizzard, resigned because she was being paid less than her male counterpart, Mike Ybarra, and felt "tokenized, marginalized, and discriminated against."

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Remembering Mike Ybarra, who said in an All Hands meeting that if "workers believe that executives make more than them, they're living in a myth."

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Remembering how every single employee got pulled into a slack channel titled "ABK Facts" whose sole purpose was to dispense anti-union talking points to the entire company. Modern day captive audience meeting.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Remembering how organizers had a meeting with Daniel Alegre (then COO of ABK) prior to a walkout. We came prepared with an agenda and talking points. Dude interrupted and stalled at every opportunity.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Remembering how Brian Bulatao (then CAO of ABK) singled out one of my fellow union organizers and called them out of the blue. He proceeded to drop that he had "connections in the CIA." Clearly intimidation.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Most of the time we were talked over or ignored completely. ABK leadership had multiple chances to work with us to create a better workplace prior to unionization. They chose to intimidate and ignore instead

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

At every turn we were met with an unwillingness to create concrete and actionable goals to improve the workplace. What we got instead was (at best) empty promises to try and placate us or (at worst) the executives themselves utilizing their influence to intimidate.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Myself and my colleagues met with executive leadership of ABK multiple times to discuss the ways in which the current policies could be improved to create a safer and harassment-free workplace.

ABetterABK - ABK Workers Alliance 💙 @abetterabk.bsky.social · Feb 12

www.eurogamer.net/bobby-kotick...

The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.

Bobby Kotick says Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuits were "fake" and simply a "plan" to drive up union membership

Ex-Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has described the legal action taken by multiple government agencies over alle…

www.eurogamer.net

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ABetterABK - ABK Workers Alliance 💙 @abetterabk.bsky.social · Feb 11

Today, Monday February 10th 2025, CWA Local 7250 filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against Activision with the National Labor Relations Board in Minneapolis. The ULP is in regards to the unjust termination of Allen Junge, a QA tester and union leader who was unjustly terminated.

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sev 🌐 php artisan migraine @7larson.com · Dec 28

i worked closely with allen when we first started trying to unionize at abk, he's to credit with so much of why that union was able to happen. you've got my support, allen!

ABetterABK - ABK Workers Alliance 💙 @abetterabk.bsky.social · Dec 28

We cannot let this unjust retaliation stand! Stand with Allen Junge and the CWA union workers at Activision. Sign and Share the Petition!

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Video Game Union Activist Fights Unjust Termination

Bring Allen Back! No to union busting and retaliation! On December 9th Allen Jung, a union activist with the Communications Workers of America at Activision Quality Assurance in suburban Minneapolis...

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Dec 28

I and many others organized directly alongside Allen at Activision. Not only is he a dedicated employee, but he is also passionate about making sure his coworkers are treated fairly and with respect. Firing him is a blatantly and unashamedly retaliatory move.

ABetterABK - ABK Workers Alliance 💙 @abetterabk.bsky.social · Dec 28

On December 9th Allen Junge, a union activist with the Communications Workers of America at Activision Quality Assurance in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota was unjustly terminated. Allen has been a core part of the wave of unionization across the video game industry.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Jan 26

Calling me a "diversity hire"

All because I said layoffs are bad, actually.

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Kate Anderson #GeneralStrikeNow @rebelcomicnerd.bsky.social · Jan 26

In the last 24 hours on twitter:

Adding me to lists with ableist slurs
Death threats
Being told to unalive myself
People making fun of my appearance
Trans slurs
Purposeful misgenderings (he/him;it/its)
People making fun of my poetry and writing work
People making fun of my etsy shop

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