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Tech and game workers across the globe are organizing to strengthen worker power in the rapidly expanding digital sector.

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Swedish union takes Google to court

31.10.24

On 17 January 2024, two workers were called in a meeting at Google in Sweden. They were told that restructuring would take place and that, as a result, their services would no longer be needed. They were offered to sign a “mutual agreement” and resign. But the workers declined – and two weeks later Google

Spotify’s night work controversy could be solved by negotiating with workers

14.10.24

Spotify is under fire for refusing efforts by two unions to negotiate a collective agreement that would regulate night work for employees.

Game workers issue new demands at devcom to change industry

20.08.24

German gaming workers have issued a series of demands to improve workers' rights in throughout the industry.

Tech, telecoms and gaming unions demand action against excessive layoffs in tech and gaming

16.04.24

An emergency motion in opposition to excessive layoffs in the tech and video game industry has been unanimously adopted by the UNI ICTS World Conference, representing telecommunications, business services, tech and gaming unions from over 95 countries. The motion, introduced by the Game Makers of Finland, is in response to over 8,500 layoffs reported within

Ubisoft video game workers to strike for fair wages in France

06.02.24

The Video Game Workers Union (STJV), Solidaires Informatique, and CFE-CGC are calling for a national strike of Ubisoft France employees on February 14th to demand fair wages.

Google Korea workers form a union

14.04.23

Google Korea workers have formed a union this week with the Korea Finance & Service Workers Union (KFSWU). The union held its first general meeting on 11 April, where it elected its leadership. The push to organize began after Google’s parent company Alphabet announced a 6 per cent cut to its global workforce, or around 12,000 employees,

First Google EWC to increase worker representation 

31.03.23

Google’s European workforce – including workers in Switzerland and the UK – will soon be covered by the first-ever EWC agreement.

UNI stands with Zurich Google workers

15.03.23

Rallying around the slogan "we walk out for those who can't walk back in," 100s of Google workers in Zurich left their workplace in protest.

Tech workers’ response to massive layoffs: strike, organize, unionize

08.02.23

Tech workers are responding to widespread layoffs and inadequate working conditions with strikes, protests, and unionizing efforts across the globe. In Austin, Texas, a group of workers made history last week by becoming the first Alphabet subcontracted employees to go on strike. The YouTube Music strikers, who are staffed by Cognizant, recently voted to unionize, and according to Alphabet Workers Union “are paid as little as $19 dollars an hour.”  

Video game workers crushed by excessive hours, low pay, reveals global survey

16.06.22

A new survey of video game workers across 29 countries by UNI Global Union confirms that low pay (66%), excessive work hours (43%), inadequate benefits (43%), and workplace discrimination and/or sexual harassment (35%), among other work-related issues, are the driving forces behind employee dissatisfaction and their desire to form a union in the workplace.  

UNI Global Union concerned over merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

02.06.22

Video game workers and union representatives from 20 countries will meet in Berlin to discuss international efforts to organize and strengthen worker power in the growing digital entertainment sector, as opposition to the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard intensifies.

Raven quality assurance workers go union 

24.05.22

Quality Assurance workers at Activision’s Raven Software video game studio won their union election and will be represented by the Communications Workers of America. An overwhelming 86% of the votes were in support of the union. The workers, known as Game Workers Alliance (CWA), are the first group to win union representation at Activision Blizzard. 

First collective agreement in the Croatian video games industry 

04.05.22

The Croatian union Novi Sindikat and studio Gamechuck signed this week the first collective agreement in the history of the video games industry in Croatia, with reductions in working hours, more days off and a 10 percent profit share for Gamechuck workers.

Connecting to Win in Tech

29.08.19

A new wave of organizing is shaking up the tech industry

U.S. Alphabet workers unionize

06.01.21

The Alphabet Workers Union is a significant step for global tech worker organizing, says UNI

Google contract workers join Steelworkers

25.09.19

The approximately 80 employees of Google contractor HCL Technologies in Pittsburgh organized with the United Steelworkers.

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