Gaming Industry Bethesda workers stage one-day walkout over Microsoft stonewalling union requests Bargaining efforts over remote work and outsourcing have fizzled By Cal Jeffrey, November 13, 2024, 5:35 PM 10 comments
Gaming AI There's some progress in video game actors' strike as 80 titles accept AI usage agreements The strike against other companies continues By Rob Thubron, September 6, 2024, 6:57 AM
Gaming Industry Video game voice actors go on strike over AI concerns Negotiations began before last year's TV and film actor's strike By Daniel Sims, July 26, 2024, 7:39 AM 14 comments
Industry Apple Unionized Apple store employees propose tipping, increased pay, and more paid time off Employees claim customers are already attempting to tip them for their time and service By Jimmy Pezzone, May 7, 2023, 8:39 AM 23 comments
Google Swiss Google workers stage walkout over layoffs, offer to reduce wages to prevent cuts Google refused the offer By Rob Thubron, March 15, 2023, 10:47 AM
Apple Industry Apple to increase retail employees' base pay to $22 p/h amid unionization push, rising inflation Will it be enough to hang onto staff? By Rob Thubron, May 26, 2022, 9:16 AM 29 comments
Industry Amazon to permanently allow phones in its warehouses following tornado, petition The temporary policy suspension has become a permanent one By Rob Thubron, April 28, 2022, 6:46 AM 21 comments
Gaming Industry Activision Blizzard converts 1,100 QA positions to full-time, raises pay to $20 per hour Good news for Activision Blizzard workers By Cohen Coberly, April 7, 2022, 6:13 PM
Industry Apple Apple Store employees reportedly using Android phones to hide unionization plans from bosses Staff say their wages haven't kept up with inflation By Rob Thubron, February 23, 2022, 11:31 AM 18 comments
Industry Alabama-based Amazon fulfillment center workers decisively vote against unionization But the results are being challenged By Cohen Coberly, April 9, 2021, 5:36 PM 33 comments
The Web Twitter swamped with fake Amazon workers defending the company Arriving amid unionization efforts at an Alabama warehouse By Rob Thubron, March 31, 2021, 7:05 AM 17 comments
Industry Amazon wades into another PR fiasco after claiming its workers don't urinate in bottles Despite many reports claiming otherwise By Rob Thubron, March 26, 2021, 7:11 AM 32 comments
Google Industry Google employees form a union to fight for change Alphabet's ways The plan is to live up to the "Don't Be Evil" motto By Adrian Potoroaca, January 4, 2021, 4:02 PM 12 comments
Google Labor board decision allows companies more control over email systems Google urged revision of a 2014 ruling allowed employees to use company property for union-related activism By Cal Jeffrey, December 19, 2019, 1:33 PM
Google Labor union accuses Google of wrongfully terminating workers attempting to unionize Google maintains the employees were 'accessing files beyond the scope of their duties' By Cal Jeffrey, December 6, 2019, 1:52 PM
Google Tech Culture YouTubers Union demands more transparency regarding demonetization German workers union IG Metall has joined the fight By Cal Jeffrey, July 29, 2019, 12:45 PM
Industry Gaming GDC 2019 survey reveals many game devs want unionization, next-gen titles in development And some think Steam is too greedy By Rob Thubron, January 25, 2019, 7:38 AM
Industry Amazon's European warehouse employees are walking out on Black Friday (updated) Employees demand better pay and working conditions By Cohen Coberly, November 23, 2018, 2:25 PM 38 comments
Industry Tesla responds to factory safety concerns following United Auto Workers' push to unionize Should Tesla workers unionize over factory safety concerns? Musk says no By William Gayde, May 15, 2017, 5:00 PM 11 comments