Game Worker Solidarity

2026

13 actions

Workers at Double Fine announce union

08 May 2026

🇺🇸USA

San Francisco, California

union

42 workers

CODE-CWA

Double Fine

🔗 aftermath.site

Call for boycott of Nacon over the closure of Spiders studio

30 Apr 2026

🇫🇷France

boycott

71 workers

STJV

Spiders

Nacon

🔗 www.rockpapershotgun.com

Launch of United Wizards of the Coast-CWA

27 Apr 2026

🇺🇸USA

union

100 workers

United Wizards of the Coast-CWA

Wizards of the Coast

Hasbro

🔗 unitedwizardsofthecoast.com

📑 Letter to Wizards of the Coast _ United Wizards of the Coast.pdf application/pdf

2025

46 actions

Protest at Rockstar's Toronto offices against union-busting

15 Dec 2025

🇨🇦Canada

Toronto

demonstration

CODE-CWA

Rockstar

🔗 wccftech.com

📑 Rockstar-Toronto-Protest-6-1456x1092.jpeg image/jpeg

Protest at The Game Awards

15 Dec 2025

🇺🇸USA

Los Angeles

demonstration

50 workers

UVW-CWA

🔗 aftermath.site

Workers at id Software unionise

12 Dec 2025

🇺🇸USA

Richardson, Texas

union

165 workers

CODE-CWA

id Software

🔗 aftermath.site

2024

47 actions

French game workers strike at Don't Nod and take part in national strike

12 Dec 2024

🇫🇷France

strike

69 workers

STJV

🔗 www.stjv.fr

Workers at Vallejo organise two day strike

11 Dec 2024

🇪🇸Spain

Barcelona

strike

85 workers

CGT Catalunya

Acrylicos Vallejo

🔗 www.rascal.news

📑 Vallejo-strike-2.png image/png

Workers at GOG unionise

30 Nov 2024

🇵🇱Poland

Warsaw

union

Polish Gamedev Workers Union

GOG

🔗 www.facebook.com

2023

26 actions

Workers form union at NHN Corporation

18 Dec 2023

🇰🇷South Korea

union

Next.Human

NHN Corporation

🔗 www.ohmynews.com

Workers at 11 bit studios unionise

12 Dec 2023

🇵🇱Poland

union

Polish Gamedev Workers Union

11 bit studios

🔗 www.linkedin.com

Workers at IGN Africa take strike action for Gaza

11 Dec 2023

🇿🇦South Africa

strike

IGN

🔗 za.ign.com

2022

24 actions

Proletariat workers at Activision Blizzard form union and request recognition

27 Dec 2022

🇺🇸USA

Boston

union

57 workers

CODE-CWA

Proletariat Workers Alliance

Activision Blizzard

🔗 twitter.com

Zenimax QA workers to vote on forming union

06 Dec 2022

🇺🇸USA

Maryland and Texas

union

300 workers

ZeniMax Workers United

CODE-CWA

Zenimax

🔗 www.gamesindustry.biz

Noble Knight Games workers form union with CWA

31 Oct 2022

🇺🇸USA

Fitchburg, WI

union

Noble Knight Games United

CODE-CWA

Noble Knight Games

🔗 www.thegamer.com

📑 werolltogether.jpg image/jpeg

2021

24 actions

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

27 Dec 2021

🇺🇸USA

Los Angeles, California

legal action

2,300 workers

Riot Games

🔗 www.washingtonpost.com

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

15 Dec 2021

🇺🇸USA

🇨🇦Canada

union

Vodeo Workers Unite

CODE-CWA

Vodeo Games

🔗 www.polygon.com

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

09 Dec 2021

🇺🇸USA

strike

ABK Workers Alliance

Activision Blizzard

🔗 www.gofundme.com

2020

21 actions

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

18 Dec 2020

🇺🇸USA

Southern California

worker organising

GWSC

GWU Orange County

GWU Los Angeles

🔗 medium.com

Union contract with Future plc ratified

17 Dec 2020

🇺🇸USA

New York

collective bargaining

53 workers

Writers Guild of America, East

Future plc

🔗 www.wgaeast.org

General Workers Union files court injunction to stop NetEnt layoffs

11 Dec 2020

🇲🇹Malta

Qormi

legal action

union

324 workers

General Workers Union Malta

NetEnt

Evolution Gaming

🔗 timesofmalta.com

2019

20 actions

Launch of Game Workers Unite Spain

17 Dec 2019

🇪🇸Spain

worker organising

GWU España

🔗 twitter.com

Online protests follow the sacking of videogame designer at NetEase

06 Dec 2019

🇨🇳China

online protest

NetEase

🔗 www.weekinchina.com

Le Stream Reconductible stream marathon raises over €150,000 for union strike funds

05 Dec 2019

🇫🇷France

online protest

100 workers

Le Stream Reconductible

🔗 www.lemonde.fr

2018

31 actions

Launch of Game Workers Unite DC

19 Dec 2018

🇺🇸USA

Washington, DC

worker organising

GWU DC

🔗 twitter.com

Launch of the game workers branch of the IWGB

14 Dec 2018

🇬🇧UK

London

union

IWGB Game Workers

🔗 iwgb.org.uk

📑 Screenshot_2021-05-28 Game Workers of the UK Unite - IWGB Game Workers.png image/png

Launch of Game Workers Unite Orange County

21 Nov 2018

🇺🇸USA

Orange County, California

worker organising

GWU Orange County

🔗 twitter.com

2017

5 actions

Launch of Game Makers of Finland trade union

15 Dec 2017

🇫🇮Finland

union

Game Makers of Finland

🔗 www.talouselama.fi

SAG-AFTRA strike ends with a deal

23 Sep 2017

🇺🇸USA

union

collective bargaining

SAG-AFTRA

Activision Blizzard

Blindlight

Electronic Arts

Disney

Formosa Interactive

Insomniac Games

Take-Two Interactive

WB Games

VoiceWorks Productions

Interactive Associates

Corps of Discovery Films

🔗 variety.com

Workers form Syndicate of Video Game Workers (or STJV)

11 Sep 2017

🇫🇷France

union

STJV

🔗 www.humanite.fr

2016

1 action

Voice actors in SAG-AFTRA union launch strike after failed negotiations

21 Oct 2016

🇺🇸USA

California

strike

SAG-AFTRA

Activision Blizzard

Blindlight

Electronic Arts

Disney

Formosa Interactive

Insomniac Games

Take-Two Interactive

WB Games

VoiceWorks Productions

Interactive Associates

Corps of Discovery Films

🔗 www.sagaftra.org

📑 strike_notice_1 (1)-1.pdf application/pdf

2013

1 action

Student workers at Foxconn threaten to sabotage PS4 production

18 Nov 2013

🇨🇳China

Yantai

open letter

Sony

Foxconn

🔗 kotaku.com

📑 PS4 sabotage.png image/png

2012

1 action

Strike of workers at Foxconn factory that make Xbox consoles

03 Jan 2012

🇨🇳China

Wuhan

strike

200 workers

Foxconn

Microsoft

🔗 www.theguardian.com

2011

1 action

Workers at Eden Games take strike action against Atari

11 May 2011

🇫🇷France

Lyon

strike

51 workers

Atari

Eden Games

🔗 www.gamedeveloper.com

2009

3 actions

Prizee workers go on strike to protest layoffs

23 Oct 2009

🇫🇷France

Clermont-Ferrand

strike

CGT Fédération des Sociétés d'Études

Prizee

🔗 sites.google.com

Call for a Game Developers Guild

30 Sep 2009

🇨🇦Canada

Toronto, Ontario

open letter

🔗 www.gamedeveloper.com

Rockstar Games Workers in San Diego win $2.75 million settlement

01 Apr 2009

🇺🇸USA

San Diego, California

legal action

100 workers

Rockstar

🔗 www.engadget.com

2005

1 action

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Agreement Over Game Voice Actor Strike

09 Jun 2005

🇺🇸USA

union

collective bargaining

SAG-AFTRA

🔗 www.gamedeveloper.com

2004

1 action

ea_spouse open letter

10 Nov 2004

🇺🇸USA

open letter

Electronic Arts

🔗 ea-spouse.livejournal.com

📑 EA_ The Human Story - ea_spouse — LiveJournal-1.pdf application/pdf

1998

1 action

Launch of Ubifree virtual union website at Ubisoft

15 Dec 1998

🇫🇷France

online protest

Ubisoft

🔗 www.gameqol.org

1986

1 action

Former Atari workers win $600,000 in backpay

04 Jun 1986

🇺🇸USA

Bay Area, California

legal action

537 workers

Glaziers, Architectural Metal, and Glass Workers

Atari

🔗 www.latimes.com

1985

1 action

Atari workers strike and occupy factory in Limerick

07 Jan 1985

🇮🇪Ireland

Limerick

strike

occupation

Atari

🔗 www.rte.ie

1983

1 action

Atari workers lose union recognition vote

01 Dec 1983

🇺🇸USA

Bay Area, California

union

collective bargaining

200 workers

Glaziers, Architectural Metal, and Glass Workers

Atari

🔗 core.ac.uk

1955

1 action

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

24 May 1955

🇯🇵Japan

strike

Nintendo Labor Union

Nintendo

🔗 kotaku.com

📑 Nintendo Memories May 25 1955 (1).jpeg image/jpeg

Worker actions

2026

Workers at Double Fine announce union

Call for boycott of Nacon over the closure of Spiders studio

Launch of United Wizards of the Coast-CWA

2025

Protest at Rockstar's Toronto offices against union-busting

Protest at The Game Awards

Workers at id Software unionise

2024

French game workers strike at Don't Nod and take part in national strike

Workers at Vallejo organise two day strike

Workers at GOG unionise

2023

Workers form union at NHN Corporation

Workers at 11 bit studios unionise

Workers at IGN Africa take strike action for Gaza

2022

Proletariat workers at Activision Blizzard form union and request recognition

Zenimax QA workers to vote on forming union

Noble Knight Games workers form union with CWA

2021

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

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

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

2020

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

Union contract with Future plc ratified

General Workers Union files court injunction to stop NetEnt layoffs

2019

Launch of Game Workers Unite Spain

Online protests follow the sacking of videogame designer at NetEase

Le Stream Reconductible stream marathon raises over €150,000 for union strike funds

2018

Launch of Game Workers Unite DC

Launch of the game workers branch of the IWGB

Launch of Game Workers Unite Orange County

2017

Launch of Game Makers of Finland trade union

SAG-AFTRA strike ends with a deal

Workers form Syndicate of Video Game Workers (or STJV)

2016

Voice actors in SAG-AFTRA union launch strike after failed negotiations

2013

Student workers at Foxconn threaten to sabotage PS4 production

2012

Strike of workers at Foxconn factory that make Xbox consoles

2011

Workers at Eden Games take strike action against Atari

2009

Prizee workers go on strike to protest layoffs

Call for a Game Developers Guild

Rockstar Games Workers in San Diego win $2.75 million settlement

2005

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Agreement Over Game Voice Actor Strike

2004

ea_spouse open letter

1998

Launch of Ubifree virtual union website at Ubisoft

1986

Former Atari workers win $600,000 in backpay

1985

Atari workers strike and occupy factory in Limerick

1983

Atari workers lose union recognition vote

1955

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