this gives me a good idea: i'll try to keep a running thread of things that are union-busting that you might not know are union-busting.
ERGs are one to start.
another one: employee satisfaction surveys! corporations use them to see where agitation is that could potentially lead to a union
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No amount of Marxists yelling on the internet (or in person for that matter) will ever replace personally witnessing the mask of humanity falling from capital.
Out here yelling "business owners are not your friends" over and over again knowing full well that most people will have to experience it for themselves before that lesson really sinks in.
Companies do not have moral values. They exist to make profits by exploiting labour—either your labour or somebody else’s. No amount of DEI-shaped window dressing will ever change that, and even that will quickly get discarded as soon as it becomes politically or financially incovenient.
and of course it turns out what they actually believe is just boring, standard, run-of-the-mill fascism. this shouldn't be a surprise because this is where fascism has always come from.
i don't want to bother going through the palantir thing point by point but it's an example of what happens when PR departments fail to hold business owners back and the bosses don't realize that they're showing too much of what they actually believe
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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...
I'm really excited about this conference and recorded my talk yesterday.
I've got those two days booked in my calendar and will be chatting with folks on the live stream about @gameworkersolidarity.com!
I have some fun, (hopefully) inspiring, and occasionally spicy things to say.
So excited to share that I'll be speaking on this panel with fellow UVW-CWA freelance committee members to talk about organizing freelancers in our industry! ✊🧡✨
Honored to be speaking at the first ever Game Workers Conference alongside some of my fellow freelancers about the unique challenges and wins of organizing freelancers in the games industry!!! 💖
I am moderating a panel at the Game Workers Conference! You should support the show and buy a ticket!
2 years ago, I was in a peaceful sit-in as part of a national campaign to pressure Scotiabank to divest from being the largest foreign shareholder in Elbit Systems, an arms manufacturer supplying the genocide in Gaza. (this was successful — Scotiabank divested fully this year!)
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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...
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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.
The capitalist class as a whole is terrified of accountability. They spend their entire lives running from it. It’s a driving psychological force behind the accumulation of profit, and it’s self-reinforcing. The more harm they do to maintain power, the scarier accountability becomes.
I feel the same way about this article that I felt about that Spotify ad encouraging people to donate plasma so they could “enjoy a pause.”
"We desperately need new meat for the meat grinder. Activate the Weeb Signal."
Anti-Trans bigotry is such a strong force because Trans people represent a movement towards bodily autonomy that would violate everything the fascists hold dear. The fascists don't want anyone to get to make choices about their bodies. Trans healthcare is a slap in the face to patriarchal control.
Having enough money to end poverty and hunger means you are the one causing the poverty and hunger in the first place.
✨🎥 NEW – Change-Makers: "Everybody Wants A Village" (Nobody Wants To Be A Villager)
A look at the main reason I see organizations fall apart: a lack of peer support. And how easy it is to give that support 😀 (Many examples from my life that felt good to get into 😅)
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sliming it up
More talk announcements will be coming as we get closer to the conference! Make sure to sign up for FREE at gameworkersconference.org we've got a great show planned! 💪💪💪
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 KEYNOTE - The Era of the Game Worker Aurelia Augusta | President, UVW-CWA Local 9433 gameworkersconference.org
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢
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
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢
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
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
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
PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT📢
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.
My contract is extended, but it will not pay out for another 30 days. Im waiting on arranging some refunds but mentally and physically I am barely managing. Thank-you for any help.
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