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...

We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives.

www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...

Based in or near Guildford? Join us in Stoke Park for a picnic with board and outdoor games! Non-members are welcome, as are folks from outside Guildford! You're welcome to drop in whenever and stay for as long as you like. Details here: lu.ma/05mfaw84

Glasgow Indie Games Fest is taking place on Saturday 9th August from 12pm till 10pm, with some brilliant speakers giving talks and fantastic games on showcase!

Some of our branch team and members will be around to say hi and are happy to talk to people wanting to learn more about the union!

For the first time in nearly 50 years hotel housekeepers in England are going on strike and they’re not alone - UVW members at Radisson Blu Hotel in Canary Wharf are joining forces with bar staff from Draughts Games Bar! More info in their original post, linked in the thread.

We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...

Members of our union have been showing their support at a number of Pride events across the country, including London Trans+ Pride and Glasgow Pride. Unions marching in pride parades is a tradition dating back to the 80s & it's an honour to continue that tradition.

On July 26th at 1pm we'll be hosting our Guildford social - join us in Stoke Park for a picnic with board and outdoor games! You can sign up to the event and find more details here: lu.ma/zyfykf82

Non-members are welcome, as are folks from outside Guildford!

Only one week to go until @developconference.com! You can find us at booth B40 throughout the expo. We'll be near the Indie Showcase, on the far left side of the venue.

Attending @developconference.com in July? Make sure you drop by our stall at Develop! We will be there for the whole event (8th-10th July) at booth B40, near the Indie Showcase.

Last week at our AGM members from across the UK elected our new committee and passed several motions that will shape our union. We were also delighted to host a guest speaker from @stjv.fr! Thanks to everyone for coming, your engagement strengthens our collective voice.

On June 14th we will be holding our AGM! Union members from across the UK games industry will come together to elect our branch’s officers and hear about our progress this year. We’ll also be joined by a guest speaker from the French games workers union, STJV. Check your email for more info... (1/6)

Work in TTRPG? Until the 31st August, we’re running a survey for freelancers in the Table Top industry to understand freelance pay for TTRPG workers in the UK.

By filling in this survey, you'll help TTRPG workers to set suggested rates for work in the industry.

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Our statement on the recent lay-offs at Polygon and Giant Bomb.

One month to go until our Game Developers unConference! You can learn more about this exciting new event here - buff.ly/3QkZqfS
Register for the event here: buff.ly/4b8rPiL

What is the Game Developers unConference?

How it’ll work is very simple: on the day of the unConference, we’ll gather together and create an agenda - you can call a session (or multiple sessions) on the things you want to spend time on... (1/3)

We are excited to announce the first Game Developers unConference!

The unConference is an unconventional experiment –a leap of faith that we can do more when we come together than we can when we are apart.

You can learn more here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/unconference/
Register here: lu.ma/3qrghakj

You love to see it😍 figures from this year's GDC survey.

58% of game devs support unionisation. 🙌
Only 10% oppose it.
29% of companies support unionising.

We're building a union for every game dev in the UK games industry. Join us here: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Hello world!

We're the union for game devs in the UK, organising and representing workers for a better games industry.

Join us at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...