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"Journalism is not a crime": Chicago reporters sue Trump over violence at ICE protests Press groups say Trump's agents used force to silence reporters.

NEW: ICE is attacking journalists in Chicago, and the @chicagonewsguild.bsky.social is fighting back.

"Journalism is not a crime," @jschleuss.com told @axios.com.

The 1st Amendment makes press freedom a cornerstone of our democracy, and we will fight to defend it.

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Listen to AFGE President Everett Kelley:

Federal workers aren’t pawns in political games—they inspect our food, care for veterans, conduct research that keeps workers safe and so much more. They make America run.

The Trump admin’s Project 2025/DOGE agenda hurts everyone.

Solidarity!!

Kickstarter United is on strike! We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking A codified 4-day work week. We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work. Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers. We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

Creators Show your solidarity by: Continue using the platform like normal When something breaks, complain loudly that it is management's fault for causing the strike Include our logo and strike info on your project Send a letter to KSR leadership urging them to meet our demands & end the strike bit.ly/KSRUletter

Community Allies Show your solidarity by: Support your favorite creators on the platform like normal Send a letter to KSR leadership urging them to meet our demands & end the strike: Creators Show your solidarity by: Continue using the platform like normal When something breaks, complain loudly that it is management's fault for causing the strike Include our logo and strike info on your project Send a letter to KSR leadership urging them to meet our demands & end the strike bit.ly/KSRUletter Donate to our solidarity fund: bit.ly/KSRUdonate Attend a rally or picket either in-person near you (NYC and Seattle) or virtual

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

A TechEquity/AWU graphic with a photo of Kirn Gill III and the following text: “There are low paid people who are not even treated as humans - just little more than employee ID numbers - out there making the 1 billion dollar, trillion dollar Al systems that are supposed to lead our entire society and civilization into the future. -Kirn Gill II Search Quality Rater working on Google products at Telus.”

🚨NEW RESEARCH🚨

AWU teamed up with @techequity.bsky.social & @cwaunion.bsky.social to produce a report - Ghost Workers in the AI Machine: U.S. Data Workers Speak Out About Big Tech’s Exploitation - documenting the working conditions of the workers behind the AI boom.
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Kickstarter United Seattle Strike Rally Our union has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32 hour work, livable wage for all workers, and protections against AI. Join us! Thursday, 10/2 @ 6

Kickstarter United has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32 hour work week, livable wage for all workers, and protections against AI. Our Seattle members are organizing a rally alongside OPEIU 8. Join us on Thursday in Cal Anderson Park! forms.gle/udwphKvnZDVG...

Everyone’s health insurance premiums could skyrocket and millions could lose their health care.

Congress must permanently extend the ACA’s tax credits. Nobody can afford this health care crisis, and time is running out.

Flyer that reads: "Queer Organizing 101: Building Skills to Make Change as Marginalized Game Workers" with QGCon and UVW-CWA logos at the bottom.

UVW-CWA will be at the Queerness and Games Conference this weekend! ✊🌈

This Saturday, our worker-organizers will be running the workshop "Queer Organizing 101: Building Skills to Make Change as Marginalized Game Workers."

We hope to see you there! #QGCon

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are up against unprecedented corporate CEO greed and inequality.

We stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas across the country as they fight for their fair share of the profits THEY create.

Googlers For Job Security made PIX11 News last night! Tech workers refuse to be divided; we're fighting for job security for ALL of us.

Join the movement: www.alphabetworkersunion.org/job-security

Circuit Breakers -- A Conference for Workers Organizing in Tech Circuit Breakers is a conference for organizers and activists in the tech industry to come together and learn, build community, strategize, and recognize our collective power. It will be held October ...

Calling all tech organizers! 💻💪 tickets are open for Circuit Breakers 2025!

It will be a weekend of sessions, workshops, and talks on topics in the industry, including the importance of rank and file organizing.

Grab a ticket here!

AWU members hold a press conference outside google in nyc

HAPPENING NOW: Alphabet Workers Union members are outside of the Google offices in NYC speaking out against the Trump administration’s H-1B visa proclamation!

Tune in: www.facebook.com/AlphabetWork...

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Trailers American Sweatshop Exclusive Trailer (2025)

Don’t try this at home; organize a union instead! Join AWU and @brainstormmedia.bsky.social for a virtual screening of #AmericanSweatshop on Mon 9/29 at 8 PM ET followed by a panel discussion featuring creatives behind the film and AWU members who handle trust and safety content.

a group of NYC AWU members wearing black Googlers For Job Security tshirts hold flyers as they get ready to chat with their coworkers outside their workplace.

two AWU members in Austin wearing their black Googlers For Job Security tshirts pose for the camera as they get ready to flyer their coworkers.

three AWU members in Durham wear their black Googlers For Job Security tshirts; two wear birthday party hats and they stand in front of a whiteboard on which it’s been written: “ASK US ABOUT AWU!”

four AWU members in Sunnyvale wear their black Googlers For Job Security tshirts and hold flyers as they pose near one of the Sunnyvale campus’s Google sign and get ready to flyer their coworkers.

Spotted: AWU members on Google campuses from coast to coast talking to our coworkers about Googlers For Job Security ✊

ever since microsoft's layoffs in early july, the two zenimax unions have been fighting for impacted employees following the cancellation of the elder scrolls online studio's unannounced mmo. they've won laid-off workers more time (aka more pay), better severance, recall rights, and saved some jobs

Happy Labor Day from CWA!

A message from CWA President Claude Cummings Jr.: cwa-union.org/news/labor-d...

Diablo Devs Are The Latest To Unionize: Here's Why Over 1,350 developers at Blizzard have formed unions

Diablo Team Unionizes Over AI, Remote Work, And 'Passion Tax' Of Working In Games

450 Diablo developers vote to unionize under CWA Developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff on the Diablo franchise have assembled 'one of the largest wall-to-wall unions' at Blizzard Entertainment.

450 Diablo developers vote to unionize under CWA

like the overwatch and world of warcraft teams before them, over 450 diablo devs have voted to unionize. last year's mass microsoft layoffs convinced them to start organizing, but this year's kicked things into high gear

a bunch of diablo characters fighting demons

Diablo devs unionize following layoffs and dissatisfaction with AI, pay

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Hundreds of Diablo Game Developers Join Communications Workers of America Today, over 450 game developers behind the popular video game series Diablo have voted strongly in favor of union representation with CWA.

BREAKING: Over 450 game developers behind hit video-game series Diablo have joined CWA, joining the historic fight for a better video game industry.

Hail to you, union champions 💪

As recent waves of layoffs impact our fellow workers and union members, we see again and again how little the word of your boss means when it is not backed up by a union contract or challenged with collective action.

with each successive round of layoffs and buyouts, IGN staff have found themselves increasingly overworked. so now, in an effort to get laid-off colleagues rehired, they’ve resolved to do their fair share — and no more

Thank you SO much to all of those who were able to attend our town hall this evening about the Game Workers' Bill of Rights. Your solidarity means everything.

We are building a better games industry TOGETHER.
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📣 TONIGHT!!!! 🔥

Over 150 people have already registered for tonight's industry town hall as we discuss the Game Workers' Bill of Rights. What do you think should be included? Come have your voice be heard!

Help create the future of the games industry! On 8/20, workers will be coming together to draft a Game Workers' Bill of Rights. All game workers are welcome — union members or not. Sign up here: uvw-cwa.org/townhall-reg...

I chatted with @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social about how the UVW Freelancing Committee is committed to establishing crediting standards industry-wide. Thank you for writing this, Nicole! ❤️✊

If you’re in the US or Canada and ready for the industry to change, check out @videogameworkers.bsky.social

'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel Arkane Studios' STJV section in France has published an open letter in support of the Palestinian-led BDS movement.

'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel

Blizzard Entertainment

Hell yeah, another Blizzard union
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Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development Workers Form Latest Video Game Union with Communications Workers of America The workers will be members of CWA Local 9510 in Orange County, Calif., and Microsoft has recognized their union.

The amazing storytellers in SFD have unionized! Blizzard Unions now include:
* WoWGG-CWA
* OWGG-CWA
* DiabloGG-CWA
* Blizzard Story and Franchise

“These workers are setting the standard for animation, cinematics, and storytelling across the video game industry”

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