Spring McparlinJones
@mcparlinjones.bsky.social
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Front end developer, chair of @gameworkers.co.uk, project manager for Trans Pride Brighton
Front end developer, chair of @gameworkers.co.uk, project manager for Trans Pride Brighton
This really captures a feeling I've had for a while that most of the time political groups use memes it ends up giving Pokemon Go to the polls.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This really captures a feeling I've had for a while that most of the time political groups use memes it ends up giving Pokemon Go to the polls.
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This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
This is defo the coolest picture of me to ever be taken
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is defo the coolest picture of me to ever be taken
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Thinking about Brianna Ghey while reading this article on screen time and bullying. Labour are using her name to push for a crackdown on phone use among teens.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
Developmental Effects of Screen Time on Gender Diverse Student’s Experiences of Bullying Victimization
We used a large state-wide sample of adolescent students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades (N = 58,689) to examine the predictive value of screen time on bullying victimization, as well as its interact...
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Thinking about Brianna Ghey while reading this article on screen time and bullying. Labour are using her name to push for a crackdown on phone use among teens.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
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220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
Over 200 Rockstar North staff sign letter demanding "immediate reinstatement" of fired colleagues
Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain says letter has been handed to senior management at developer
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
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Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
Over 200 Rockstar staff write to management in support of unfairly fired union members - IWGB Game Workers
220 letters signed by staff members at Rockstar, the studio behind the Grand Theft Auto series, were delivered to management at the company last week, demanding that the 31 employees fired are immedia...
www.gameworkers.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
I am so far unimpressed by the supposedly "world class" Parisian cuisine 😒
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I am so far unimpressed by the supposedly "world class" Parisian cuisine 😒
🫨 is becoming one of my go to emojis, I love that little guy!
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🫨 is becoming one of my go to emojis, I love that little guy!
Looking at all the other middle class liberals seeing Stewart Lee feels like staring into the abyss and having it stare back
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Looking at all the other middle class liberals seeing Stewart Lee feels like staring into the abyss and having it stare back
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“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
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"No one should be punished for being part of a union or for speaking honestly about their work."
Following firings and Grand Theft Auto VI delay, union plans to keep pressure on Rockstar
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"No one should be punished for being part of a union or for speaking honestly about their work."
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Support the video game workers who were unfairly fired by Rockstar for unionizing: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Support the video game workers who were unfairly fired by Rockstar for unionizing: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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We've got 31 game devs who are keen to get to work, @rockstargames.com.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We've got 31 game devs who are keen to get to work, @rockstargames.com.
The IWGB will be outside Take Two's London office tomorrow morning protesting their baseless firing of 30+ game workers. If you are able to join then please do!
In one of the most shameless instances of union-busting Rockstar Games fired 30+ IWGB union members for NO OTHER REASON than to terrorize & silence them.
Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!
📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!
📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The IWGB will be outside Take Two's London office tomorrow morning protesting their baseless firing of 30+ game workers. If you are able to join then please do!
Reposted by Spring McparlinJones
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Dan Houser (co-founder and former Head Writer and VP of Creativity at Rockstar) acknowledges the critical role workers have had in the success of Rockstar’s titles, yet Rockstar is engaging in one of the most ruthless acts of union-busting in UK video game history.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Dan Houser (co-founder and former Head Writer and VP of Creativity at Rockstar) acknowledges the critical role workers have had in the success of Rockstar’s titles, yet Rockstar is engaging in one of the most ruthless acts of union-busting in UK video game history.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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Rockstar: not only making history in terms of profits, but in enacting the most brazen act of union busting the games industry has ever seen.
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Rockstar: not only making history in terms of profits, but in enacting the most brazen act of union busting the games industry has ever seen.
Reposted by Spring McparlinJones
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
Reposted by Spring McparlinJones
🔥Evento histórico! 🔥 Vem aí a criação do Sindicato dos Trabalhadores na Indústria de Jogos e Desenvolvimento de Games do Estado De São Paulo.
O sindicato representa a resposta coletiva a anos de precarização, exploração e abusos que têm marcado o setor no estado [...]
O sindicato representa a resposta coletiva a anos de precarização, exploração e abusos que têm marcado o setor no estado [...]
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🔥Evento histórico! 🔥 Vem aí a criação do Sindicato dos Trabalhadores na Indústria de Jogos e Desenvolvimento de Games do Estado De São Paulo.
O sindicato representa a resposta coletiva a anos de precarização, exploração e abusos que têm marcado o setor no estado [...]
O sindicato representa a resposta coletiva a anos de precarização, exploração e abusos que têm marcado o setor no estado [...]
I can never give up on radio when Radio 6 will just casually play Dust Bowl by Ethel Cain at lunch time
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I can never give up on radio when Radio 6 will just casually play Dust Bowl by Ethel Cain at lunch time
Importing Finnish HRT to look like her
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Importing Finnish HRT to look like her
I think if Keir Starmer listened to This Nation's Saving Grace then his bones would disintegrate half way through Bombast
October 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I think if Keir Starmer listened to This Nation's Saving Grace then his bones would disintegrate half way through Bombast
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"still punk as fuck", I whisper as I capitulate to the hard right even after winning a historical landslide
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"still punk as fuck", I whisper as I capitulate to the hard right even after winning a historical landslide
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An excellent article from the BBC on the situation at Build A Rocket Boy. IWGB Game Workers stand shoulder to shoulder with Ben, Isaac, and Marg, who have demonstrated enormous courage in speaking out against corporate mismanagement. This is what solidarity looks like.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MindsEye: How ex-Grand Theft Auto boss’s grand vision became a £200m flop
Lesley Benzies was one of the architects behind one of the most successful video games in history.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
An excellent article from the BBC on the situation at Build A Rocket Boy. IWGB Game Workers stand shoulder to shoulder with Ben, Isaac, and Marg, who have demonstrated enormous courage in speaking out against corporate mismanagement. This is what solidarity looks like.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Zionist counter protesters playing Another Bites The Dust is in the running for one of the most ghoulish things I've seen in my life
October 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Zionist counter protesters playing Another Bites The Dust is in the running for one of the most ghoulish things I've seen in my life