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QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Gaming@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

SAG-AFTRA votes unanimously to expand its strike to include the games industry

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SAG-AFTRA votes unanimously to expand its strike to include the games industry

www.eurogamer.net

QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Gaming@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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The media artists union SAG-AFTRA has voted to expand its ongoing Hollywood strike to encompass the games industry. In …
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    I never wondered about the conditions of videogames workers, but I’m really happy that they get better thanks to this movement !

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      It’s 10x worse than whatever you’re imagining.

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      No guarantee anything gets better yet.

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        And there’s no reason to think it will

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      Oh I can provide context with an entertaining and informative video!

      https://youtu.be/DN-Hv3pnVz0?si=y11gki97RBZ5paQa

      Shout out to Matt McMuscles who makes these. What a champ.

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        Thanks for sharing ! Looks like the usual “small white male feeling powerful because he’s the boss” bullshit more than a problem specific to the gaming industry.

        Anyway, unionizing should protect them better from these kind of abuse, which is good :)

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