Organizing Update

IGN Creators Celebrate Union Recognition With Fortnite Livestream

On February 6, a supermajority of editorial and creative workers at Imagine Gaming Network (IGN) announced they were forming a union with the NewsGuild-CWA. Just two weeks later, the IGN Creators Guild won voluntary recognition from parent company Ziff Davis after more than 5,700 supporters signed a petition demanding that the company recognize the union.

To celebrate, members of the IGN Creators Guild organizing committee joined NewsGuild-CWA president Jon Schleuss on the livestream platform Twitch to talk about their path to winning while playing Fortnite.

“People say, 'You have such cushy jobs. You sit at your desk all day and write about video games, so why unionize?'" said Rebekah Valentine, a senior reporter at IGN and member of the IGN Creators Guild organizing committee. "To that I say: But what if things were better? Everybody has the right to ask for better in their workplace."

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Campus Workers in Utah Launch UCWU-CWA Local 7765

On Monday, campus workers at the University of Utah and Utah State University publicly announced their decision to form United Campus Workers of Utah (UCWU-CWA Local 7765). The undergraduate and graduate student workers, staff, and faculty members, plan to address concerns including fair pay, increasing workloads, and inadequate healthcare coverage.

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UCWMS-CWA Local 3565 Participates in Living Wage Week of Action

Two weeks ago, CWAers working at universities in Mississippi came together for the Living Wage Week of Action to highlight the urgent need for pay increases for campus workers in the state. United Campus Workers of Mississippi (UCWMS-CWA Local 3565) members at the University of Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi State University all hosted events on their campuses, providing attendees the opportunity to learn about university pay scales that keep campus workers in poverty. The Living Wage Week of Action also coincided with the promotion of UCWMS-CWA petitions for a living wage, as each university chapter is urging community members to take action in support of campus workers’ right to fair pay.

 
UCWMS-CWA workers at the University of Southern Mississippi (left) and the University of Mississippi (right) engage with community members on campus to advocate for a living wage.

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More Organizing News

Over the last month, workers joined CWA at:

• High Country News (Denver Newspaper Guild-CWA Local 37074)
• Fastmail (CWA Local 13000)
• Wells Fargo in Virginia Beach, Va. (CWA Local 2201)
• Delaware Office of the State Bank Commissioner (CWA Local 13101)
• Evansville Courier and Press (TNG-CWA Local 34070)
• UFCW Local 663 (TNG-CWA Local 37002)
• Apruv’d Reviewers Union (CWA Local 7019)
• Security Technicians at ADT, Inc. (CWA Local 7250)