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Some of our GPM crew (Florence, Lee, and Brittany) got to be a part of this Nerdsvote / Queervox chat! Check it out
nerdsvote.bsky.social NerdsVote @nerdsvote.bsky.social · Oct 14
Our final segment #QueerVox from #StreamTheVote (2025) is available to watch on our #YouTube channel! 😍

We had so much fun chatting with @ash.aroka @leeannaalbanese @florencewilder_ @jpkarliak and @vocaltomes😁

Check it out at youtube.com/@NerdsVote
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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📣 INDUSTRY NEWS 📣

GameDeveloper.com reports that UK workers at studio ZA/UM have unionized! This is a monumental first for the UK game industry 👏

Link to article:
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/wor...
October 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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SAG-AFTRA and the AFL-CIO have called on senators to remove a dangerous provision from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would ban states from passing or enforcing laws protecting workers from the threats A.I. poses to their rights, jobs and safety. aflcio.org/press/releas...
Unions Urge Senators to Remove Ban on State-Level AI Accountability Laws from Budget Reconciliation Bill | AFL-CIO
Today, the AFL-CIO and 32 national labor organizations called on senators to remove a dangerous provision from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would ban states from passing or enforcing laws prote...
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June 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Please support our friends at NAVA by tuning in to twitch.tv/navavoices for their "Day of Play” livestream on Saturday June 14th from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. PT for an epic day celebrating games and raising critical funds to protect human voices in gaming! ❤️ 🎙🎮🕹

Follow @navavoices for more info!
June 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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It was a pleasure to offer my thoughts to @gpm-official.bsky.social about the importance of strike solidarity!

Thanks for having me on, and to whoever actually edited Matt Mercer into the clip because of my flippant little gag - I fucking love you.
gpm-official.bsky.social Game Performance Matters @gpm-official.bsky.social · Jun 9
Strike solidarity from UK voice actor & @equityuk.bsky.social member @kitharrison.com thanks for making our Monday, Kit! 🎙️💪🇬🇧

A reminder that we’re all in this fight for airtight AI protections together; not just in the US, but globally ♥️
Though the fight may be long, it is absolutely worthwhile!
June 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Strike solidarity from UK voice actor & @equityuk.bsky.social member @kitharrison.com thanks for making our Monday, Kit! 🎙️💪🇬🇧

A reminder that we’re all in this fight for airtight AI protections together; not just in the US, but globally ♥️
Though the fight may be long, it is absolutely worthwhile!
June 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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IG LIVE 🔴 Tune in TOMORROW, 5/28 at 3:15 PT as SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee Chair Sarah Elmaleh and NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland discuss and answer questions about the Video Game negotiations and strike. #VideoGameStrike
Instagram Live Question & Answer. Wednesday, May 28, 3:15 Pacific Time. SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee Chair Sarah Elmaleh and NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland will discuss and answer questions about the Video Game negotiations and strike.
May 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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BBC reports that voice actor Gayanne Potter has had her voice cloned by Al without her consent, and the model is being used as the new announcer voice of ScotRail. She is currently battling for it to be taken down.

Story in images and link to the article in thread.

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A BBC News story page titled “‘Stop using my voice’ - New train announcer is my AI clone” It is accompanied by a photo of Gayanne Potter, the voice actor in question, behind a microphone. She stands in front of a wall of black sound foam, looking at the camera. She is wearing a blue-grey t-shirt, has brown hair pulled back away from her face, and blue eyes. The subtitle says “Gayanne Potter claims recordings of her voice were used unknowingly to train an artificial Scottish speaker called Iona.” The text of the news story, part 1: “A woman who believes her voice has been used to create ScotRail's new Al-generated announcement system is calling for it to be removed from trains. ScotRail recently introduced a synthetic Scottish voice to make onboard announcements in place of pre-recorded human announcers. Voiceover artist Gayanne Potter said the artificial announcer - which is marketed as an imaginary character called lona - was trained by Swedish technology firm ReadSpeaker using her voice. ReadSpeaker told BBC Scotland News it had already addressed Ms Potter's concerns "several times"” The text of the news story, part 2: “ScotRail said it had no plans to remove “Iona” and the dispute was between the company and the voiceover artist.” The text of the news story, part 3: “Ms Potter said she did some work for ReadSpeaker in 2021 which she was told would be used for accessibility and e-learning software. But two years later, when the job was largely forgotten, a friend sent her a link to ReadSpeaker's website. Ms Potter opened the page to find lona - a text-to-speech programme marketed as a red haired woman standing in a Scottish glen. "It is my voice - I'm absolutely certain it's my voice," she said. "I was horrified - the quality of it was dreadful."”
May 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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@crispinfreeman.bsky.social response to the anonymous chart that’s been floating around for the past few days, summarized with some GPM additions.

The full response is linked at the end of the thread/in the caption. #SAGAFTRA #LevelUpTheContract
May 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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💜 EQUITY SOLIDARITY 💜

Thank you @equityuk.bsky.social for this article letting UK members know what our strike entails and how to best support our efforts. We appreciate the international solidarity!

Link to full article at the end of the thread 👇

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From Equity UK’s website: “Guidance for members regarding the SAG-AFTRA strike Update on the SAG-AFTRA games strike Published May 2025 Equity recently met with representatives from SAG-AFTRA who provided an update on their strike action, where they currently are in their fight, and how Equity can support them. Detailed information is outlined below.” “The essential points covered are as follows: • SAG-AFTRA union members are still on strike in video games in the US. • The main fight is around Al, and demanding fair terms and compensation for usage. • SAG-AFTRA members are turning down work to hold the line on their fight. There is a risk that employers will seek to bring some videogames over to the UK and hire UK based performers on poor pay and terrible terms. Equity is resisting this and warns that terms in the UK will worsen if this is not resisted” “The SAG-AFTRA strike checker provides the 'status' of games to show if it is a 'struck' production. • Working on a struck production undermines the strike action, and puts members at risk of reputational damage and potential issues with joining SAG-AFTRA in future. • Equity members can safeguard their future by resisting poor terms and conditions here in the UK. • You can decide as an individual if you want to take on work here. Equity strongly advises you to check the strike status of any games work, and to demand Equity terms at minimum.” “SAG-AFTRA union members in the US have been on strike in videogames for around nine months. This means nine months of refusing work, sacrificing income and experience to hold their position to resist problematic Al provisions and in-perpetuity all-rights buyouts for multi picture use in their games contracts. As the strike continues, it is even more important that we establish a position here in the UK to protect our future and the future of work in games. US Games producers will start to look to the UK as a place to come for cheap labour and exploitative conditions, as they meet resistance from performers in the US.”
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Today, this bill was passed up from the House into the Senate for voting with the 10-year AI regulation ban fully intact.

Please consider calling your Senate representative today and asking them to vote no on this provision and bill.

Resources for contacting your reps in quoted thread!
gpm-official.bsky.social Game Performance Matters @gpm-official.bsky.social · May 20
Tomorrow (tonight?) at 1am EST, the House of Representatives Rules committee will vote to approve the text of a federal budget bill, part of which would ban states from regulating AI at all for 10 YEARS.

Here’s how the SAG-AFTRA video game strike ties in and what you can do to help:
May 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Tomorrow (tonight?) at 1am EST, the House of Representatives Rules committee will vote to approve the text of a federal budget bill, part of which would ban states from regulating AI at all for 10 YEARS.

Here’s how the SAG-AFTRA video game strike ties in and what you can do to help:
May 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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@samwitwer.bsky.social had the precognition to address this situation exactly.
May 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Another way to contact your reps about this—and the easiest yet! 👇

resist.bot/petitions/PK...
May 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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An important message from @samwitwer.bsky.social, Pt 1.

Be sure to register for the 5/13 strike update if you can and make your voices heard!
May 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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republicans say no state rights on AI regulations www.404media.co/republicans-...
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill
Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
www.404media.co
May 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Get your action hats on!
Tomorrow, the US House considers the text of a new budget reconciliation bill introduced by Kentucky Congressman Brett Guthrie.

The bill contains harmful cuts to Medicaid. It also contains a provision that would prevent states from regulating AI at all…
FOR 10 YEARS.

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Screenshot of the title of a 404 article discussing the AI-protection-busting provision. “Republicans Try to Cram Ban on Al Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill By EMANUEL MAIBERG • MAY 12, 2025 AT 10:09 AM Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating Al entirely for 10 years.” “Late last night, House Republicans introduced new language to the Budget Reconciliation bill that will immiserate the lives of millions of Americans by cutting their access to Medicaid, and making life much more difficult for millions more by making them pay higher fees when they seek medical care. While a lot of attention will be justifiably given to these cuts, the bill has also crammed in new language that attempts to entirely stop states from enacting any regulation against artificial intelligence.” “ “...no State or political subdivision thereof may enforce any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems during the 10 year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act," says the text of the bill introduced Sunday night by Congressman Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The text of the bill will be considered by the House at the budget reconciliation markup on May 13.” “That language of the bill, how it goes on to define Al and other "automated systems," and what it considers "regulation," is broad enough to cover relatively new generative Al tools and technology that has existed for much longer. In theory, that language will make it impossible to enforce many existing and proposed state laws that aim to protect people from and inform them about Al systems.”
May 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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*REPOST FROM SAG-AFTRA*

🎮

“If you work in video games, we need to hear from you!

#SagAftraMembers, join us in person in L.A. or online
TOMORROW, 5/13 at 5 PT/8 ET to review the Employer's 'last, best & final' offer.

This meeting is CRUCIAL. #VideoGameStrike More info/ RSVP: ow.ly/Trq050VRgKA “
“Member Update Meeting Employers’ Last, Best, and Final Offer Tuesday, May 13 5-8pm PT / 8-11pm ET In person @ Los Angeles and online SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike”
May 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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If you work in video games, we need to hear from you! #SagAftraMembers, join us in person in L.A. or online TOMORROW, 5/13 at 5 PT/8 ET to review the Employer's 'last, best & final' offer. This meeting is CRUCIAL. #VideoGameStrike More info/RSVP: ow.ly/3ynt50VRgKz
Member Update Meeting. Employers' Last, Best & Final Offer. Tuesday, May 13. 5 to 8 Pacific Time. 8 to 11 Eastern Time. In person at Los Angeles and Online. SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike.
May 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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It’s so important to stay informed! Check out the latest counter to the bargaining partners here!
sagaftra.org SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · May 8
Read SAG-AFTRA's latest offer to video game employers and our detailed analysis.
SAG-AFTRA's Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee Responds to Video Game Employers
www.sagaftra.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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and don’t you ever get it twisted!!!!
meme photo of a hand about to forcefully press a button. the text overlaying the hand reads “us” and the text overlaying the button reads “loving and respecting non union allies”
May 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Creatives in all industries are incredible. Community & collaboration are key to creating work that moves people & movements that change the world! 🥳

In honor of the solidarity we’ve seen & the road ahead, we’d love you to join us in celebrating how we're #StrongerTogether & #StillFighting 💪 (1/4)
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May 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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SAG-AFTRA Members!

Reminder to register for Wednesday's SAG info meeting that was already going to be discussing the latest offer from employers as well as our most recent counter offer! This Variety article does not change that.

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"SAG-AFTRA condemns the video game companies' attempt to sow confusion in the community by releasing misleading rhetoric about our ongoing negotiations. The statement suggesting that the union would 'walk away' from negotiations is the opposite of the truth. It is the employers who have threatened--through backchannel representatives--to move work to foreign countries and recast performers, in an unsuccessful effort to intimidate our negotiating committee and membership to capitulate to their demands." "It is the employers who have characterized their last counter as their 'last and best offer,' the union has taken no such step. To the contrary, SAG-AFTRA responded to that offer within 72 hours--on May 2--with our own response to the open issues relating to artificial intelligence. We have to date received no response to our counter offer of May 2." "SAG-AFTRA is holding an informational meeting on Wednesday, May 7 for members who work under the Interactive Media Agreement. We expect to review the employers' and union's latest offers and hear their feedback in that confidential setting. Members can register at sagaftra.org/videogamestrike ." As negotiations progress, we urge all members to stay informed, engaged, and respectful of one another. Messages are being circulated that are neither official nor accurate. Please see our Video Game Strike page at sagaftra.org/videogamestrike for updates. Also, follow the conversation on your social media feeds (Instagram, Facebook, X, Blue Sky, Threads, Tik Tok) for official messages and emails from the union."
May 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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*Repost from SAG-AFTRA; for members*

“Join us on Wednesday, May 7 at 6 PT / 9 ET for an important update on #VideoGameStrike negotiations.
The IMA Negotiating Committee will go over the latest offer from employers as well as our most recent counter offer.

More info/RSVP here: ow.ly/Ma5j50VMkEM “
An informational flyer for the SAG-AFTRA video game strike meeting on Wednesday, 5/7. It says: “Member Info Meeting Wednesday, May 7 6-7:30pm PT / 9-10:30pm PT In person @ Los Angeles and online SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike”
May 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Today, Game Performance Matters is celebrating #InternationalWorkersDay and all those working every day to create a better future for our industry! ✊
The GPM logo on a starry, purple, digital-looking background with the silhouettes of working people in the foreground. The text at the bottom of the image says "Celebrating International Workers Day" "This International Workers Day, Game Performance Matters celebrates and stands in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA, United Video Game Workers-CWA, the National Association of Voice Actors, the Coalition of Dubbing Actors, Queervox, the Disabled Voice Actors Directory, Voices of the Global Majority, and all other organizations working tirelessly for the equality, rights and protection of workers in the video game industry."
May 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM