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C ✊ UVW-CWA

@ckjong.bsky.social

Pixel artist + game designer. Art for Dwarf Fortress, Fraymakers, and other mysterious projects. Proud member of UVW-CWA https://uvw-cwa.org/ Portfolio: https://ckjong.artstation.com/

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Shayna Moon (she/they)@themoonis.gay · 4d ago

Devs, pay attention to who is actually, practically offering support to our laid off colleagues. It’s not the companies, it’s not the ESA, it’s the union, it’s us.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 6d ago

🎉 IT'S LIVE 🎉 The game industry hardship fund itch bundle made in partnership with @necrosoftgames.com is HERE. Over 100 games for $10+ bucks: all funds (save for itch fees) go directly to the UVW-CWA Game Worker Hardship Fund. GOOD GAMES FOR A GOOD CAUSE👇 itch.io/b/3802/game-...

C ✊ UVW-CWA@ckjong.bsky.social · 6d ago

A reminder that the absolute best thing you can do if you want to see more projects like this is to get involved and JOIN UVW. Money is great but volunteer time is infinitely more valuable and in short supply, plus you’ll meet amazing people and learn new things!

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 6d ago

🎉 IT'S LIVE 🎉 The game industry hardship fund itch bundle made in partnership with @necrosoftgames.com is HERE. Over 100 games for $10+ bucks: all funds (save for itch fees) go directly to the UVW-CWA Game Worker Hardship Fund. GOOD GAMES FOR A GOOD CAUSE👇 itch.io/b/3802/game-...

Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social · 2w ago

I've been chatting with a bunch of video game contractors who have recently worked with major AAA companies about how the relentless budget cuts are affecting them (spoiler: badly)

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 2w ago

Thousands of full-time video game industry workers have been laid off in the last several years as game companies scramble to cut costs. But there are even more cuts happening quietly to contract workers, wh... https://kotaku.com/amidst-mass-layoffs-contract-workers-devastated-video-games-2000718416

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 3w ago

Here's an update on our Hardship Fund: - We've received over 300 applications! - Our working group has been working diligently on processing these, and have currently reached out to over 100 applicants so far - Expect 2-3 weeks for us to reach out with next steps (1/2)

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · last mo.

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

A red poster with a white logo (a polygonal heart lifted by 2 hands) and the title "United Videogame Workers – Hardship Fund", followed by this copy: "UVW-CWA stands for every game worker: for those still employed and fighting for union contracts and those who have been callously treated as disposable by executives who've never shipped a title. We are proud to announce our launch of a hardship fund for game workers across the US and Canada who have been subjected to layoffs. If you are a game worker in need of support, please apply." Below the text is a link to the initiative (as in the post) and the UVW-CWA logo.
C ✊ UVW-CWA@ckjong.bsky.social · 3w ago

The level of contempt these companies have for both the people who work for them, and their player base, is shocking. Trying to play us all for fools with most basic-ass manipulation tactics imaginable.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 3w ago

Todd Howard has delivered a huge update on the furture of Fallout, including updates on Fallout 5, confirmation of Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, a new Fallout 76 expansion, and more https://kotaku.com/fallout-5-is-in-preproduction-and-fallout-3-and-new-vegas-remasters-are-on-the-way-2000717079

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 3w ago

The timing of this kind of press is intentional. How are they going to make these games when Bethesda and Obsidian collectively laid off hundreds? Don’t fall for it.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Bethesda has announced a slew of new Fallout games, including Fallout 5 and Fallout 3 + New Vegas remasters. The company also confirmed my scoop last week that it is working with Obsidian on a Fallout game. I spoke to Todd Howard about the roadmap: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

C ✊ UVW-CWA@ckjong.bsky.social · 3w ago

You can't make money the only way to get the vast majority of your needs fulfilled and not expect people to develop a high emotional attachment / addiction to acquiring money that goes well beyond basic utility. It's a predictable outcome of capitalism.

Screenshot of a Washington Post article headline, the text reads: "Sports betting was once widely outlawed. Now it’s promoted at the White House. The UFC event on the South Lawn reflects how sports-related gambling has evolved into a powerful mainstream force in American life."
Johnnie Jae@johnniejae.bsky.social · 3w ago

I want people to understand the full impact of the devastation that First Nations in Canada are facing. It's NOT just that people and wildlife are losing their homes...it's the history that is being lost for generations to come.

A photo of the wildfires in canada. Fire rages through forest area with vright orange flame and dark gray smoke.
💉🔪🩸kelly 'arekay' yeo🩸💉🔪@kellyarekayyeo.com · 3w ago

Got really carried away making my Pentiment layoff protest sign for the Irvine CWA rally outside Obsidian offices today 🥹 it was so nice to meet folks from more Microsoft units. You all put so much heart and passion and craft into making video games. You all deserve so much better.

Traditionally illustrated poster drawn in the woodcut-style of the Obsidian developed video game Pentiment. It features the main character, a scribe named Andreas with a rust-red cap and shoulder length wavy blond hair, sitting at his lectern with a pen in his hand. He is looking worriedly up at an executioner’s blade which dangles above his head (an homage to the Sword of Damocles). Behind him is a mass of shadowy figures with dozens of swords over their heads or stabbing into their collapsed bodies. It is captioned “Death by 1600 cuts”, a reference to the 1600 Xbox workers laid off by Microsoft on July 6 2026 (this also includes many Obsidian devs). The ‘T’ in “Death” is the executioner’s blade. There is gold embellishing on the font.
United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 4w ago

The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵

An illustration, done in a flat graphic style depicting a menacing executive with a sickly smile, towering over scores of downtrodden workers carrying boxes of their belongings out of frame. Below, a call to action: SAVE OUR DEVS JULY 15 - Rallies across US & Canada END MASS LAYOFFS NOW Dallas, Texas (Richardson) - Id Software Austin, Texas - Id Software Montréal, Quebec - Bethesda Games Studio Montréal Rockville, Maryland - Bethesda Softworks Irvine, California - Obsidian Entertainment
CWA@cwaunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

Game workers and allies are taking action at #SaveOurDevs rallies! Earlier this month, Microsoft reported that they would be laying off thousands of workers across the company – impacting hundreds of union jobs. An injury to one video game worker is an injury to all.

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C ✊ UVW-CWA@ckjong.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is so heartwarming! 🥲 It feels like there's been a big shift in recent years with more players coming out to support the workers who make the games they love, and it's incredible to see.

OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union@bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

We can add a seventh location to today's #SaveOurDevs march: Tamriel! Elder Scrolls Online fans organized just like we did and marched to support the ZeniMax Online Studios team. Thank you so much! ❤️ youtu.be/jPFIu5i3xxM?...

OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union@bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

Montréal rally in the news: "The group calls these layoffs illegal, because they took place in the middle of negotiating their first collective agreement. They are still hopeful these jobs can be saved." www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

Montreal video game developers protest recent Microsoft layoffs

Video game developers working at Bethesda Game Studios spent their lunch break voicing their displeasure with Microsoft’s latest round of cuts.

ctvnews.ca

ver.di Game Workers DE@game-workers.de · 3w ago

Solidarity with our #union comrades in Spain, Canada and the US who are fighting against the mass #layoffs which are destroying the #gamesindustry. ✊🏼✊🏻✊🏿 If you have the means, they need any support they can get. bsky.app/profile/cgtc... bsky.app/profile/vide... bsky.app/profile/gwu-...

CGT Catalunya (@CGTCatalunya@kolektiva.social)

Attached: 1 image Ubisoft Barcelona vol deixar al carrer la plantilla catalana que va fer l'Assassins' Creed Black Flag Resynced i d'altres departaments. Es van vendre 2 milions de còpies del joc en...

kolektiva.social

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 4w ago

The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵

An illustration, done in a flat graphic style depicting a menacing executive with a sickly smile, towering over scores of downtrodden workers carrying boxes of their belongings out of frame. Below, a call to action: SAVE OUR DEVS JULY 15 - Rallies across US & Canada END MASS LAYOFFS NOW Dallas, Texas (Richardson) - Id Software Austin, Texas - Id Software Montréal, Quebec - Bethesda Games Studio Montréal Rockville, Maryland - Bethesda Softworks Irvine, California - Obsidian Entertainment