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"This isn’t just something that affects Wizards of the Coast" - Magic: the Gathering Arena team vote to unionise for protection against layoffs, genAI and forced crunch
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"This isn’t just something that affects Wizards of the Coast" - Magic: the Gathering Arena team vote to unionise for protection against layoffs, genAI and forced crunch

Rock Paper Shotgun·Mark Warren·about 1 month ago
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"We know the workers who make the game can and should be treated better" Image credit: Wizards of the Coast Magic: The Gathering Arena developers at Wizards of the Coast are set to unionise with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The CWA say they've secured a "supermajority" in favour of unionisation among the workers, and have given Wizards of the Coast until the end of the week to voluntarily recognise the union - dubbed United Wizards of the Coast—CWA - and filed an election petition with the US National Labor Relations Board. According to the CWA's press release , the Magic devs have also sent Wizards of the Coast management a letter outlining several issues behind their desire to unionise. The group plan to push for better protections against layoffs, changes to remote working policies, use of generative AI, and mandatory crunch. The devs also want to generally increase the "transparency and equity" in their workplace.…

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