Bethesda Game Studios has unionized! (x.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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no official CWA press release yet, but here's the union's:

Workers at Bethesda Game Studios have joined the Communication Workers of America, forming the first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio. The workers, consisting of 241 developers including artists, engineers, programmers and designers have either signed a union authorization card or indicated that they wanted union representation via an online portal. Microsoft has recognized the union.

and here's their Twitter account

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Damn good news. The video game industry is so predatory, they need unions just to try to have normal office schedules and stuff.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Wow such great news. I hope we will see more of that to change that industry a little.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hell yeah!!!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Woohoo!! This awesome! As a game dev, I can speak to how awful the industry can be. That's really great news that they unionized. 🙌

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

The rest of us computer engineers should show solidarity by also unionizing. We're stronger together

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yay!!!

I can't get myself to click a twitter link, so in case others feel the same, here's an alternate piece that basically says the same thing (I can't yet find an article with detailed info): https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-game-studios-microsoft-game-studios

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

For twitter links try libredirect, it automatically sends you to a nitter instance

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

nitter no longer works, it ceased development and thus will no longer work, best to turn it off in libredirect.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

nitter.poast.org works for now

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes but I'd rather not touch a fascist site (poast to be clear).

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Bethesda has needed a lot more humanity for a long time.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Good.

Kick management in the dick.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

When I started working at EA 14 years ago (I got laid off last year) they literally told us we might have to sleep under our desks. I promptly told them if that was the case, I would quit. Instead they made us work 7 days a week 9-9 for months. Fun job.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Christ, that's awful.

I spent my first 12 years in the work force in a financial services firm that, during tax season (so four months out of the year) required 14 hour days, so I understand that grind a little bit.

Awful stuff.

It's great seeing unions getting stronger. I just wish it didn't have to happen out of necessity due to lackadaisical and careless governance.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

FUCKING BASED

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Fantastic news for the devs!

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