CWA Video Game Workers Stand with SAG-AFTRA

We, the members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) who work in the video game industry, stand in complete solidarity with striking members of SAG-AFTRA. We fully support SAG-AFTRA’s demand for explicit, enforceable language that ensures all video game workers are safeguarded against potential exploitation and displacement caused by AI technologies. The decision to go on strike is never an easy one and is always the result of management’s refusal to respect workers’ most pressing demands.

We, as workers at Activision, Bethesda Game Studios, Blizzard Entertainment, SEGA of America, Tender Claws, and ZeniMax, deeply understand how critical it is to protect our creative talent and that doing so will strengthen the video game industry as a whole. It is our passion and labor that have enabled the video game industry to become one of the most profitable entertainment sectors globally.

We, as fellow video game workers, recognize the power of collective action in raising standards for workers across the industry. We believe that a union contract is the most effective way for workers to establish protections against the potential risks of AI. That is why we are united in the struggle to establish protections against the misuse of technology, improve working conditions, address ongoing layoffs, and more for all video game workers. We call on all workers to stand with SAG-AFTRA members and encourage other video game workers to organize. Together, we can continue to produce high-quality video games for our fans and ensure our creativity and skill are protected.

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The Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA) is a network of worker-organizers and their staff working every single day to build the voice and power necessary to ensure the future of the tech, game, and digital industries in the United States and Canada. CODE-CWA is a project of the Communications Workers of America, which represents hundreds of thousands of workers throughout tech, media, telecom, and other industries who stand together to fight for justice on the job and in our communities.