United Videogame Workers-CWA

UVW-CWA stands in support of our fellow workers as they experience vicious and illegal violence at the hands of the United States’ Department of Homeland Security. We condemn all state violence against the working population who are legally observing and demonstrating. We stand in support of ICU nurses of Minneapolis who have tragically and senselessly lost one of their fellow workers to the hands of this authoritarian administration. Rest in power, Alex Jeffrey Pretti American Federation of Government Employees Local 3669 Solidarity forever!

Today we mourn what’s been taken from our
communities.

Today we organize for what comes next.

Today we take a stand.

It’s time to get #ICEOut of our
communities.

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Farm worker in a grape vineyard holding a sign saying: Campesinos con Minnesota. ¡Viva la huelga!

Farm worker in a grape vineyard holding a sign saying: Campesinos con Minnesota. ¡Viva la huelga!

Farm workers with Minnesota. Solidarity with the general strike!

Campesinos con Minnesota. ¡Viva la huelga!

The Honorable Andrew N. Ferguson Chair of the Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Dear Chairman Ferguson, We are writing to express serious concerns regarding the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts (EA) by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, and private equity firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. We are committed to preserving fair, competitive labor markets and safeguarding American jobs, and given the impact of this acquisition on workers, labor market concentration, and the long-term competitiveness of the U.S. video game industry, we urge you to thoroughly review this transaction. Workers in the video game industry are already navigating an environment marked by instability, shrinking opportunities, and repeated rounds of layoffs. EA is one of the largest employers of video game workers in the United States, and evidence suggests the company already wields significant wage-setting power. For example, EA’s own disclosures show a steep decline in median worker pay year-over-year.1 This indicates that the company may already face limited competitive pressure to retain or reward talent. Compounding that issue, EA has eliminated more than 1,700 U.S. jobs since 2023, contributing to an industry-wide total of over 35,000 layoffs since 2022.2 These trends are deeply concerning as they signal a labor market where workers already have fewer alternatives and employers can impose deteriorating conditions without consequence. Additionally, we are concerned that the proposed buyout is expected to be financed with at least $20 billion in debt, which creates strong incentives for the acquiring firms to pursue further cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, offshoring, restructuring, or studio closures. These actions would not only jeopardize thousands of high-skilled American jobs, but also further concentrate already fragile labor markets for software engineers, artists, writers, testers, and other professionals

This level of cross-ownership presents risks of self-preferencing and anticompetitive coordination across these sports, sports-related talent, and sports-related video game business lines. This could, consequently, restrict worker mobility and reduce bargaining power for employees throughout the industry. Finally, the FTC’s 2023 Merger Guidelines make clear that mergers harming workers, suppressing wages, or enabling dominant firms to reduce labor demand may violate antitrust laws. Given the scale of this acquisition and EA’s current dominance over the domestic video-game labor market, we believe careful scrutiny of this deal is essential. The transaction also raises serious concerns about interlocking directorates and common ownership across competing game publishers. This kind of overlap heightens the risk of coordinated anti-labor practices, including wage suppression, hiring restrictions, or informal no-poach dynamics and could further weaken the already limited bargaining power workers have in this industry. These risks should weigh heavily as the Commission evaluates whether the acquisition would leave workers more vulnerable to coordinated or unilateral harms. We respectfully urge the Commission to conduct a thorough investigation into the labor market consequences of this proposed acquisition, including EA’s existing wage-setting power, the likelihood of post-transaction layoffs, the degree of labor-market concentration in relevant geographic and occupational markets, and the role of cross-ownership in shaping labor outcomes. Workers deserve a fair, competitive marketplace where their skills are valued. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Sincerely,

the congressional labor caucus has called for the FTC to review the saudi-led $55 billion purchase of EA, saying it stands to harm workers while discouraging competition by putting EA under the same umbrella as major sports leagues. the letter has been signed by 46 members of congress

Video game workers are the heart of their industry, yet they’re often the last ones considered in massive buyouts. 🎮

That's why we and over 40 Members of Congress are calling on the FTC to investigate the proposed EA acquisition and protect workers from the threat of job loss.

This is an initial answer to the absurdity of management's decisions.
Other strikes are currently being discussed.
It is out of the question to let a boss run wild and destroy our working conditions. Perhaps we need to remind him that it is his employees who make the games.

We are calling on Ubisoft Paris employees to strike for half a day, with the following demands:
• the end of the cost-cutting plan,
• maintaining and extending the teleworking conditions,
• decent pay raises this year.

Following the disastrous announcements made by Mr. Yves Guillemot (cost-cutting plan, projects scrapped, end of remote working, etc.), the Solidaires Informatique union is calling for a strike on Thursday, January 22, in the morning. We are calling on Ubisoft Paris employees to strike for half a day, with the following demands: • the end of the cost-cutting plan, • maintaining and extending the teleworking conditions, • decent pay raises this year. This is an initial answer to the absurdity of management's decisions. Other strikes are currently being discussed. It is out of the question to let a boss run wild and destroy our working conditions. Perhaps we need to remind him that it is his employees who make the games.

UBISOFT - Call for strike

Following the disastrous announcements made by Mr. Yves Guillemot (cost-cutting plan, projects scrapped, end of remote working, etc.), the Solidaires Informatique union is calling for a strike on Thursday, January 22, in the morning.

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2/ Working Partnerships, a division of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, is raising funds to assist affected union members with legal fees and other hardships.

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Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.

On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.

He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.

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Join your fellow workers for a chill stream of HARDSPACE: BOSSBREAKER!

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Last night, The Minneapolis Federation of Educators Local 59 signed on to the call for a Jan 23 shutdown. That brings total labor support to: the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28, and the MFE 59

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If you’re a Meta worker looking to take collective action against routine layoffs, reach out to us.

Meta Plans to Cut Around 10% of Employees in Reality Labs Business

Meta's decision to eliminate over 1,000 jobs in response to losing $70 billion in revenue is a choice, not a necessity.

Workers at Reality Labs should not be the ones who bear the brunt of reckless executive decisions, yet they're always the first to experience job cuts and financial instability.

Upcoming CODE-CWA Trainings

2026 is already bringing about studio closures and corporate decisions without worker input.

Now is the time to build a better future. As tech and video game workers, organizing is how we fight back.

Learn how @ one of our organizer trainings this month ⤵️

We are appalled to hear about the closure of Ubisoft Halifax and the loss of 71 workers' livelihoods, less than a month after the formation of a union with CWA Canada Local 30111. We stand with our fellow game workers—profit will never trump people, and the games we love cannot be made without the dedicated workers who continue to deal with precarity and unfair treatment because of their love and passion for games. However, every day more and more game workers realize this does not have to be the way. Unions in the games industry are getting stronger and will not be silenced. Solidarity with those at Ubisoft.

We are extremely appalled and shocked at the recent news of the closure of Ubisoft Halifax - we stand in solidarity with all of those affected.

Renee Nicole Good was killed by ICE. We demand full accountability and ICE out of our communities immediately.

CWA Statement on Military Attacks on Venezuela CWA union released the following statement from CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. in response to U.S. military attacks in Venezuela.

CWA stands in solidarity with the international labor community to condemn the unconstitutional military action in Venezuela.
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Assassin's Creed Rebellion

Ubisoft Halifax union to 'pursue every legal recourse' after studio closes weeks after union vote
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We mourn the loss of every soul killed by ICE and Border Patrol. Whether immigrant or U.S. Born. On our streets. At our work. In their detention centers. From Renee Nicole Good to Jamie Alanis Garcia. Todos Presente.

Lamentamos la pérdida de cada vida asesinadas por ICE y la Patrulla Fronteriza, ya sea de inmigrantes o de personas nacidas en Estados Unidos. En nuestras calles. En nuestros lugares de trabajo. Y en sus centros de detención. Desde Jaime Alanis Garcia hasta Renee Nicole Good, todos presentes.

A year ago today was the start of violent, terrorizing raids in California’s rural Central Valley. Violent federal agents were hunting down farm workers like animals.

Today, they’re in the streets of Minneapolis. Our communities should not be enduring this. None of us are safe until all of us are.

Update: CWA Canada says it will "pursue every legal recourse" to defend union members impacted by the closure of Ubisoft Halifax.

The organisation said the timing of the shuttering "raises many questions for which we do yet have answers."

As companies realize the growing organizing power of video game workers worldwide, it is evident that executives will do anything to protect their profits, even at the expense of workers coming together to demand a better future.

We stand in solidarity with our union siblings at Ubisoft Halifax.

We are saddened and disappointed at Ubisoft’s announcement to close their Halifax studio just weeks after their video game workers collectively formed a union with CWA Canada Local 30111.

Happy New Year! Game workers worldwide achieved so much on the organization front in 2025, and we're only just getting started. Here's to an amazing 2026 💪

girl that’s called wage theft

Gamedev unions are the "find out" part of "fuck around and find out."

61 workers at Ubisoft Halifax have formed the first North American union at Ubisoft.

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Could have something to do with the layoffs!! And the mandatory RTO!