NEW: IWGB union workers have taken legal action against MindsEye creator Build A Rocket Boy over alleged privacy violations.
Separate legal claims have also been filed against the studio accusing it of mishandling a redundancy process that took place last summer.
As you all know myself and 33 others were fired from Rockstar Games in what we believe was a ruthless and illegal act of Union Busting. We're fighting this tooth and nail. If you are able, please consider donating to our fighting fund so we can hold them to account!! 🌱✊
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We're thrilled to host a watch party for @gameworkerscon.bsky.social on May 22-23! 🎉
The event is free and we'll provide free food, drinks, swag, and masks. RSVP here to join us! actionnetwork.org/events/soire...
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 Learning From the Past and Inspiring the Future: Why You Should Chronicle Your Own movements Austin Kelmore | Game Worker Solidarity gameworkersconference.org
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Austin Kelmore | Game Worker Solidarity
In this talk, Austin will be giving an overview of the Game Worker Solidarity project, which has been documenting collective movements by game workers striving to improve their working conditions.
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 Worker Cooperatives: Take Back Control of Your Work D. Squinkifer Brian Ostrander Ted Anderson Ty Underwood Titus McNally gameworkersconference.org
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Ty Underwood
Brian Ostrander
D. Squinkifer
Ted Anderson
Titus McNally
This is a roundtable discussion featuring various members of Game Worker Cooperatives talking about how this model of democratic organization has allowed them to take control over their work!
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 KEYNOTE - The Era of the Game Worker Aurelia Augusta | President, UVW-CWA Local 9433 gameworkersconference.org
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Aurelia Augusta - President, UVW-CWA Local 9433
GWC 2026 starts with a keynote from United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 President Aurelia Augusta on why we need to move into a new era for game workers and how we can all work together to get there faster.
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 Building Intentional Communities, Taking Intentional Actions Josh Boykin | Intelligame gameworkersconference.org
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Josh Boykin - Intelligame
Josh is the founder of Intelligame, a livestream and community that makes thoughtful, accessible discussion about games and the world we live in. In this talk, Josh explores how we can build intentional communities both online and offline.
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 From Brasil, With Love: Class Struggle in the Crunch Age Flávia Gasi & Fernando Henrique | Game Devs Unidos gameworkersconference.org
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Flávia Gasi & Fernando Henrique - Game Devs Unidos
This talk from Game Devs Unidos (GDU), a collective of independent game devs in Brazil, provides an overview of their local video game sector, how its workers are faring, and the challenges of Brazilian class organization.
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 Role Reversal! Games Journalists Answer Our Questions Alyssa Mercante | Rebekah Valentine | Nathan Grayson gameworkersconference.org
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Alyssa Mercante
Nathan Grayson
Rebekah Valentine
This panel discusses ways the games industry and games journalism exist in concert with each other, where they differ, and which events that directly impact games have also been impacting the journalists that cover them.
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 Freelancing Together: From Solo to Solidarity Anna C. Webster Andrea Saravia Pérez Alina Staten Drew Messinger-Michaels Kindra Dantone gameworkersconference.org
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Anna C. Webster
Andrea Saravia Pérez
Alina Staten
Drew Messinger-Michaels
Kindra Dantone
Freelancers are often kept isolated, which presents a challenge when it comes to organizing. This panel explores how freelancers support each other and build collective power.
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 The Joy of Launch: A Post-Mortem of THE SPIRIT LIFT Miko Charbonneau | prettysmart games gameworkersconference.org
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Miko Charbonneau | prettysmart games
In this post mortem, Miko talks about how the prettysmart team ensured healthy communication and a joyful post-launch experience between them and their players, when releasing their retro horror deckbuilder, THE SPIRIT LIFT.
"These current market conditions are permanent."
Not if we have anything to say about it.
Our hearts go out to those hit by layoffs at Iron Galaxy. You, and we all, deserve better.
And do not ever buy the lie that nothing can change.
A poster for "TAKE THE CONTROLS," an event for games industry workers on May 6, 2026, covering layoffs, closures, AI, and more, with a hand holding a game controller on a purple background.
Calling all game devs in Québec! What would you change about the games industry? Come chat with us online on May 6 at 7 PM. Follow the link to register 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Healthcare is a major piece of leverage when it comes to bargaining. So often it's the "carrot" used to keep workers in line and compliant. But if you could get your healthcare through your union membership, not where you work? That'd certainly change the dynamic.
Did you know that union membership is a pathway to healthcare? Our Freelancing Committee has been taking steps to make it a reality and it's one of their major goals. Until the US gets universal healthcare, you deserve coverage. Studios shouldn't be able to wiggle out of a system THEY helped create.
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we're hosting a watch party for @gameworkerscon.bsky.social may 22-23! it's a free, online conference by & for workers organized by @videogameworkers.bsky.social.
please use the qr code to rsvp! there will be snacks, swag, park hangs during breaks, & we can learn how to build worker power together.
And today i see that companies are pivoting to the model i warned peolle about back then- freelancing only. No more stability, no reaponcibility, no more negotiation. Just take it or leave it. This is designed to demoralize you. To rat race you. The solution is not git good, it is togetherness.
this applies not just to the games industry and it's starting to feel like it might, in fact, be the Biggest Reason
drawing of a burning warehouse “all you had to do was pay us enough to live”
people will tell you it’s complicated but it’s really not
Lmao I remember a supervisor telling me this and then I did internal training on managing contractors and it said explicitly that contractors cost 2/3rds what a full time person was. It’s not complicated at all. Full time, unions, pensions, everything that’s been stolen from the working class.
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"Game Workers Conference is a place where we can meet as equals, free from the execs and CEOs that have been exploiting our labor and laying off our fellow workers."
Brian Ostrander - Manzanita Interactive
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We're looking for powerful talks and panels that are entertaining, thought-provoking, and empower our audience in games and beyond.
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You deserve unions too!!
Uni the cat meme saying “this cannot continue”
“I should be paid for the work that I do” should not be a high bar to clear, and yet in the games industry it routinely is.
Correct!!!
What do we want?
BASIC DECENCY!
When do we want it?
RELATIVELY SOON!
