Mar 19, 2025 · CWA members will be handing out an introductory UVW-CWA zine to GDC 2025 attendees. A digital version of the zine can be found here.. UVW-CWA builds off of the unprecedented mobilization following the Game Developers Conference in 2018, which served as a launching pad for the creation of Game Workers Unite, an international grassroots organization dedicated to labor organizing the industry.

Mar 19, 2025 · We are United Videogame Workers, an game industry-wide union formed by CWA's Campaign to Organize Digital Employees, and we're at GDC 2025 to raise expectations and raise hell.

Mar 19, 2025 · UVW-CWA will include video game workers across the United States and Canada, as well as video game contractors, freelancers, indie developers, workers who are currently unemployed, and workers who are already organizing their workplaces.

6 days ago · Yesterday, workers across the U.S. and Canada launched United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 (UVW-CWA), a direct-join, industry-wide video game union in partnership with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). The union announced its launch at the 2025 Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, Calif., the world’s largest industry event for video game professionals, which draws tens ...

2 days ago · To that end, as part of the launch, the UVW-CWA is organizing a petition "demanding dignity and job security for all video game workers, particularly those facing layoffs." It calls on employers to give notice before layoffs, extend healthcare coverage for those who lost their jobs, give workers control over whether they use technology like generative AI, and generally adopt more sustainable ...

What is UVW-CWA? United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) is a dues-collecting direct-join organization made of, by, and for workers of the video game industry. We are a local of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Our mission is to democratically represent the interests of video game workers across the U.S. and Canada, and to fight for ...

5 days ago · It also pays hommage to CODE-CWA back in 2020, which pushed many in the tech sector to unionize. Already, the UVW has announced that over 100 employees have signed up. Already, the UVW has ...

6 days ago · Workers across the U.S. and Canada launched the United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433, a direct-join, industry-wide video game union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in partnership with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM).. They announced this powerful new organization at the 2025 Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, the world’s largest industry event for ...

Mar 19, 2025 · In an historic development, workers across the United States and Canada are launching United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 (UVW-CWA), a direct-join, industrywide video game union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in partnership with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM).. UVW-CWA builds off of mobilization following the Game Developers Conference in 2018, which was a ...

6 days ago · UVW-CWA will include video game workers across the United States and Canada, as well as video game contractors, freelancers, indie developers, workers who are currently unemployed, and workers who ...