United Videogame Workers Launch Organizing Campaigns at GDC - Labor Heritage Foundation One year after video game workers announced the formation of their direct-join, industry-wide union at the 2025 Game Developer Conference (GDC), United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 (UVW-CWA) members attended the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming to launch several worker-organizing campaigns across the

@videogameworkers.bsky.social Launches Campaigns at GDC

The @cwaunion.bsky.social-backed #union's members attended the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming to launch several campaigns across the industry and welcome dozens of new members.

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Game On: Overwatch Developers Unionize with CWA - Labor Heritage Foundation Game developers behind the hit franchise Overwatch have officially unionized, joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA) through the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild-CWA (OWGG-CWA). The nearly 200-person wall-to-wall unit, which includes artists, QA testers, engineers, designers, and more, secure

🎮 Overwatch developers just leveled up—forming the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild with @CWAUnion and securing union recognition from Microsoft!
Job security, fair pay, and respect in the game industry—unlocked. 💥
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Day 2 at the CODE-CWA booth! Come talk to us about building worker power in games! #weredoneplaying #uvwcwa #codecwa #gdc2025

Come check out our photo booth!!

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Having fun at the CODE-CWA booth #weredoneplaying #uvwcwa #codecwa #gdc2025

You can’t build a world, let alone one of “Warcraft,” without workers, and every worker should have the right to organize and form a union. #WorldofWarcraft #Warcraft #CODECWA #UnionStrong