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Game Worker Solidarity
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Mapping and documenting collective movements by game workers striving to improve their working conditions.

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#OtD 15 Jan 2024 CSVI (Coordinadora Sindical del Videojuego - Videogame Union Coordinator) launched in Spain https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2024-01-launch-csvi-union-video-game-workers-spain
CSVI (Coordinadora Sindical del Videojuego - Videogame Union Coordinator) launched in Spain. The union is part of the CGT (Confederación General del Trabajo - General Confederation of Labor) union federation. In the launch they explain they were created to defend the rights of video game workers. Affiliates of CGT in any part of spain can participate.
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 11 Jan 2019 Game Workers Unite Italy launches. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2019-01-launch-game-workers-unite-italy
Worker in Italy formed a branch of Game Workers Unite.
January 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 7 Jan 1985 Atari workers strike and occupy a factory in Limerick. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/1985-01-atari-limerick-occupation
Atari announced in December of 1984 that it would end its operation in Limerick and sack hundreds of workers. They proposed moving the factory to Taiwan. In response, Atari workers occupied the factory in January 1985, withholding stock and machinery as part of their protest. They demanded increased redundancy settlements. At the time, a worker explained to RTÉ News that she wanted: “to highlight the whole situation, the way we’ve been treated and in the hope that even if we don’t gain anything from it that other workers will see the stand that we’re taking.”
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 7 Jan 2020 the Communication Workers of America launches CODE_CWA - the Campaign to Organize Digital Employees. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2020-01-launch-code-cwa
The CWA (Communication Workers of America) launched a new initiative to unionise game and tech workers. The campaign hired two organisers, Emma Kinema and Wes McEnany, to provide support for workers to unionise. Emma previously co-founded Game Workers Unite and organised with workers in the Southern California chapters.
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 3 Jan 2012 workers at a Foxconn factory that make Xbox consoles go on strike. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2021-01-foxconn-factory-workers-strike
Workers at a Foxconn factory in Wuhan that assemble Xbox video game consoles protest over a job dispute. Estimates ranged from 80 to 200 workers involved in the strike. Foxconn announced it was close the production line for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console and transfer some workers to other roles, but then reneged on paying severance to other workers. Workers climbed onto the roof of a factory dormitory, with some threatening to jump to their deaths. This follows collective actions in factories that produce technology for other companies, including Apple.
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 1 Jan 2017 Toca Boca workers win sick pay rights from day one https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2017-01-toca-boca-workers-win-sick-pay-rights-day-one
Workers at Toca Boca in Sweden negotiated a collective bargaining agreement. One of the improvements was the removal of the rule of that first day of sickness was unpaid. The local branch was formed in 2017 and has a health and safety officer.
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 27 Dec 2022 Proletariat workers at Activision Blizzard form union and request recognition https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2022-12-proletariat-workers-form-union-request-recognition
Proletariat Studio form a union of 57 workers with CWA and request recognition from Activision Blizzard. This makes them the third unit to request recognition at Activision Blizzard after Raven QA and Albany QA.
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 27 Dec 2021 Riot Games was ordered to pay out $100 million in settlement over gender discrimination. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2021-12-riot-games-ordered-to-pay-100-million
A class action lawsuit was filed against Riot Games over gender discrimination. The ruling ordered Riot to pay out $100 million collectively to every woman employee or contractor working with the company over the past five years. At least 2300 workers are eligible for receiving money from the payout.
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 19 Dec 2018 Launch of Game Workers Unite DC https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2018-12-launch-game-workers-unite-dc
Workers in Washington, DC formed a branch of Game Workers Unite.
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 18 Dec 2023 Workers form union at NHN Corporation. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2023-12-workers-from-union-nhn-corporation
Workers at NHN Corporation formed the sixth game workers union in South Korea. The full name of is the NHN branch of the National Chemical Fiber and Food Industry Workers Union. It is also known as Next.Human, as NHN was previously known as Next Human Network.
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 18 Dec 2020 Game Workers Unite Los Angeles and Game Workers Unite Orange County merged to form Game Workers of Southern California. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2020-12-game-workers-of-southern-california-forms
The Los Angeles and Orange County branches of Game Workers Unite (GWU) merged to form Game Workers of Southern California (GWSC). The organisation is operationally independent from GWU but remains focused on trying to form unions in the games industry,
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 17 Dec 2020 Union contract with Future plc ratified https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2020-12-union-contract-future-plc-ratified
Workers at Future plc ratified a union contract with the Writers Guild of America, East. The collective bargaining agreement set a three-year contract with a pay increase for the lowest paid of US$10,000, amongst other improvements. The 53-member bargaining unit covers a range of online news outlets.
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 17 Dec 2019 Launch of Game Workers Unite Spain https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2019-12-launch-game-workers-unite-spain
Workers in Spain formed a branch of Game Workers Unite.
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 15 Dec 2021 Vodeo Workers Unite the first video game union to be recognised in North America https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2021-12-vodeo-workers-unite-first-video-game-union-recognised-north-america
The Vodeo Workers Unite union was voluntarily recognised by Vodeo Games. They partnered with CODE-CWA and will now begin collective bargaining. The studio makes Beast Breaker and the work is organised remotely across Canada and the USA.
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 15 Dec 1998 Launch of Ubifree virtual union website at Ubisoft https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/1998-12-launch-ubifree-virtual-union-website-ubisoft
A group of developers at Ubisoft in France created the anonymous virtual ‘union’ called “Ubifree”, decrying statements from the company founders in an article by Libération. Ubifree asserted that many workers were dissatisfied, but were too scared of losing their jobs to speak out. Ubisoft employees were invited to share their stories and thoughts anonymously, both in France and at subsidiaries in Quebec, Morocco, Romania, and China. 883 messages were received and a selection of 165 were posted on the site. ‘Dialogue’ meetings were held between employees and management to discuss issues in December, although the Ubifree team refered to these mostly as ‘monologue’ meetings due to the dominance of the management voice. Commitment to changes from management led to the site being taken offline, as the group expressed that they had initially hoped that the Ubifree site would not be needed for long and they hoped that it would not have to return.
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 15 Dec 2017 Launch of Game Makers of Finland trade union https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2017-12-launch-game-makers-of-finland-trade-union
The formation of Game Makers of Finland as a trade union. The organisation is a member of Association of IT sector Employees (Tietoala) and they are part of the Union of the Professional Engineers in Finland.
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 14 Dec 2018 Launch of the game workers branch of the IWGB https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2018-12-launch-iwgb-game-workers-branch
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) launched the first ever branch for workers in the UK's video games industry. It aims to tackle the wide-scale exploitation that is now common in one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK economy.
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 12 Dec 2024 French game workers strike at Don't Nod and take part in national strike. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2024-12-french-game-workers-strike-dont-nod-take-part-national-strike
Workers at Don't Nod went on strike again on the 12th of December as part of an ongoing fight against redundancies. This was the fifth week of organising 69 redunancies. French game workers organising in STJV also took part in the CGT national strike on the same day. The strike was called against redunancies taking place across multiple sectors.
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 12 Dec 2023 Workers at 11 bit studios unionise https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2023-12-workers-11-bit-studios-unionise
Workers at 11 bit studios unionised with the Polish Gamedev Union, making it the second unionised studio in Poland.
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 11 Dec 2023 Workers at IGN Africa stopped publishing news stories and videos for 24 hours in support of the campaign calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2023-11-workers-ign-africa-take-strike-action-gaza
Workers at IGN Africa stopped publishing news stories and videos for 24 hours in support of the campaign calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. They used the hashtag #StrikeForGaza and extended the media blackout for a further 24 hours
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 11 Dec 2020 General Workers Union files court injunction to stop NetEnt layoffs https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2020-12-general-workers-union-files-injunction-against-netent
NetEnt, a large gaming company in Malta that makes online casino games, planned layoffs of 324 employees after being acquired by Evolution Gaming. The General Workers Union, pointing out that the company had failed to follow the proper procedure for layoffs, filed a court injunction that successfully staved off the redundancies.
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 9 Dec 2021 Activision Blizzard workers go on strike and crowdfund for $1,000,000 strike fund https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2021-12-abk-workers-strike-and-crowdfund
Workers at Activision Blizzard go on strike to protest continued mistreatment by executives and management. The workers intend to continue until their demands are met and worker representation is given a place in the company. They were aiming to raise $1,000,000 in strike funds which will be used for relocation assistance and to offset wage losses from the strike.
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 6 Dec 2023 Polish Gamedev Workers Union voluntarily recognised by CD Projeckt https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2023-12-polish-gamedev-workers-union-voluntarily-recognised-cd-projeckt
Two months after the formation of the Polish Gamedev Workers Union, workers have won voluntary recognition at CD Projeckt. "We have already started our working meetings," the PGWU wrote, "After this breakthrough, we look forward to establishing a successful partnership with other companies."
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 6 Dec 2022 Zenimax QA workers to vote on forming union https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2022-12-zenimax-qa-workers-vote-forming-union
300 QA workers at Zenimax, owned by Microsoft, launched a union campaign under the name Zenimax Workers United with CODE-CWA. They are preparing for a union vote, which would make it the biggest union of game workers in the USA. This follows the union votes of QA workers at Blizzard Albany and Raven Software.
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#OtD 6 Dec 2021 Activision Blizzard QA workers walk out in response to Raven QA layoffs https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2021-12-activision-blizzard-workers-strike-over-qa-layoffs
Over 200 QA testers at Activision Blizzard in Texas, Minnesota, and California walk out of work in protest of 12 QA workers being let go at Raven Software. Workers demanded that all Raven QA contractors receive full-time positions and for the company to reverse the layoffs at Raven.
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM