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

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179 actions

2024

20 actions
Petaluma, California🇺🇸United States🤝 union

Workers at 2K Games' mocap studio unionise

Madrid🇪🇸Spain🤝 union

Electronic Arts Spain workers unionise

2023

23 actions
🇿🇦South Africa💥 strike

Workers at IGN Africa take strike action for Gaza

2022

24 actions
Boston🇺🇸United States🤝 union

Proletariat workers at Activision Blizzard form union and request recognition

2021

24 actions
Los Angeles, California🇺🇸United States⚖️ legal

Riot Games ordered to pay out $100 million in settlement over gender discrimination

🇺🇸United States🇨🇦Canada🤝 union

Vodeo Workers Unite the first video game union to be recognised in North America

🇺🇸United States💥 strike

Activision Blizzard workers go on strike and crowdfund for $1,000,000 strike fund

2020

21 actions
Southern California🇺🇸United States🛠 worker organising

GWU Los Angeles and GWU Orange County merge to form Game Workers of Southern California

New York🇺🇸United States💼 collective bargaining

Union contract with Future plc ratified

Qormi🇲🇹Malta⚖️ legal🤝 union

General Workers Union files court injunction to stop NetEnt layoffs

2019

20 actions
🇪🇸Spain🛠 worker organising

Launch of Game Workers Unite Spain

🇨🇳China🌐 online protest

Online protests follow the sacking of videogame designer at NetEase

🇫🇷France💥 strike

Workers in STJV strike for 54 days against government proposed pension reforms

2018

29 actions
Washington, DC🇺🇸United States🛠 worker organising

Launch of Game Workers Unite DC

Orange County, California🇺🇸United States🛠 worker organising

Launch of Game Workers Unite Orange County

2017

5 actions
🇺🇸United States🤝 union💼 collective bargaining

SAG-AFTRA strike ends with a deal

🇫🇷France🤝 union

Workers form Syndicate of Video Game Workers (or STJV)

2016

1 action

2013

1 action

2012

1 action
Wuhan🇨🇳China💥 strike

Strike of workers at Foxconn factory that make Xbox consoles

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.

2011

1 action

2009

2 actions
Clermont-Ferrand🇫🇷France💥 strike

Prizee workers go on strike to protest layoffs

2005

1 action
🇺🇸United States🤝 union💼 collective bargaining

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Agreement Over Game Voice Actor Strike

A strike by video game voice actors in the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) was called off after a new agreement reached. The bargaining agreement includes a 36% increase in minimum pay, with 25% implemented immediately, as well as increased benefits and protections.

2004

1 action
🇺🇸United States📄 open letter

ea_spouse open letter

The ea_spouse letter was written by a spouse of an Electronic Arts worker who had been crunching for excessive amounts of hours. The letter drew public attention to the issue of crunch in the video games industry and led to two class action lawsuits which were settled for a total of $30.5 million.

1998

1 action
🇫🇷France🌐 online protest

Launch of Ubifree virtual union website at Ubisoft

1986

1 action
Bay Area, California🇺🇸United States⚖️ legal

Former Atari workers win $600,000 in backpay

1985

1 action
Limerick🇮🇪Ireland💥 strike⛺️ occupation

Atari workers strike and occupy factory in Limerick

1983

1 action
Bay Area, California🇺🇸United States🤝 union💼 collective bargaining

Atari workers lose union recognition vote

1955

1 action
🇯🇵Japan💥 strike

Nintendo workers go on hunger strike to stop the relocation of a factory

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