• Bronzebeard@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    It’s about damn time. That EA Widow post came out two decades ago. We’ve heard nothing but repeats of the same insane working conditions across dozens of major studios since then

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    4 days ago

    Every day, I hear people at work complaining about mistreatment from management. Yet no one brings up unionizing for fear of reprisal. That shouldn’t be the case.

  • MyOpinion@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    Very wise move. EA and their ilk have been crunch timing people to death.

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        4 days ago

        But that would mean that the slaves workers would have rights, and we can’t have that! Think about the shareholders! Line 👏 must 👏 go 👏 UP!!

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    5 days ago

    Making a career change from an industry with several active unions (all of which continue to be proven as vital, even after over 100 years), into the tech industry in the mid-2010s, where there was no union and you’d hear horror stories (especially from the video game industry), I can’t help but feel like this was inevitable and I’ve been excited to watch it happen for almost 10 years. I hope it continues.

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    4 days ago

    Do it!

    Google next!

    They spend decades bitching about crunch and being fired right before game released but only now figured the solution lol

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      4 days ago

      Google workers actually launched CODE when they formed a direct-join minority union called Alphabet Workers United.