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First Industry-Wide Video Game Union Launches in North America

The United Videogame Workers-CWA offers direct membership to game industry workers across the U.S. and Canada, addressing layoffs and job instability.

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Union organizers and game developers gather at GDC 2025.
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Overview

  • The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) was officially launched at the 2025 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
  • The union is open to all video game workers in the U.S. and Canada, including freelancers, contractors, and laid-off employees.
  • UVW-CWA aims to tackle systemic industry issues such as mass layoffs, job insecurity, and the impact of generative AI on creative labor.
  • Within hours of its launch, over 100 members joined the union, which is also circulating a petition advocating for job security and worker protections.
  • The union plans to draft a 'video game worker bill of rights' to establish standards on issues like crunch, inequality, and healthcare for contractors.