Related unions and groups
- 🤝Coordinadora Sindical del Videojuego – CGTOrganising group in
- 🤝FIOM-CGIL Milan Work CouncilOrganising group in
- 🤝ver.di-GDRTUnion in Germany
Mapping and documenting collective movements by game workers striving to improve their working conditions.
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.
Workers in Ireland organising as Game Workers Unite formed a branch of the Irish FSU (Financial Services Union).
This roundtable event featuring the IGDA executive director Jennifer Maclean, as well as representatives from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union Steve Kaplan and Katie Ryan, sparked widespread discussion in the industry about unionisation. The event became a focus for the establishment of Game Workers Unite.
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