The British IWGB Game Workers union launches the manifesto after exceeding 1,500 members

The British IWGB Game Workers union has expanded to over 1,500 members. Co-founder Austin Kelmore shared the news on Bluesky and explained that the worker-led organization has “grown incredibly” over the past year.

The union highlighted the occasion launch a new manifesto to outline his vision for a better video game industry and explained that he will continue to fight for workers' rights.

“We imagine a future in which job insecurity, long unpaid hours and inadequate compensation will be a thing of the past,” reads the manifesto.

IWGB said it intends to fight for a future where all workers in the games industry are empowered to transform their workplace and impact decision-making; feel safe and protected in your role; have the tools and knowledge to counter harmful practices; and are able to work without harassment and discrimination.

Its newly launched manifesto states that the vision will be realized through five key pillars: democracy, solidarity and care, action, education, equality and justice.

“IWGB Game Workers is a trade union for all workers in the UK games industry and our members come from a huge variety of backgrounds. To achieve our mission, we need to find common ground and take action on similar issues, although Details of our campaigns and direct actions may vary from workplace to workplace,” he continues.

For the IWGB, finding common ground means working collectively towards achievable goals such as ending reliance on overtime, widespread recognition of unions, improving basic pay and ending the gender pay gap, and contractual protections that protect workers against “unjust dismissals or imprudent dismissal measures”. .”

Developers across the industry continue to join unions like IWGB Game Workers or form their own cohorts with the help of organizations like CWA to find ways to secure their future in the face of rampant layoffs and other harmful practices.

Earlier this year, we spoke to a group of union representatives and members to learn more about the value of collective action in a titanic industry that is crumbling under its own weight.

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