Micron's workers want the AI boom bonuses SK Hynix and Samsung already gave theirs
SK Hynix paid employees around $477,000 each, with next year's bonus potentially reaching $900,000
This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers
The collection includes titles like A Short Hike, Eldritch, and Holedown, with more being added through August 13
Why it matters: The video game industry has seen a historic wave of layoffs in recent years, with thousands of workers impacted in the last few weeks alone. To support some of the developers affected, indie game storefront itch.io is collaborating with an industry union to sell a collection of over 100 heavily discounted games.
France's video game union is striking all summer as more than 1,000 workers lose their jobs
"This crisis was avoidable, but our bosses chose to drive blindly towards disaster"
Samsung averts strike with $340,000 bonuses for semiconductor workers
A last-minute labor deal stopped a strike at the world's largest memory chipmaker
Ubisoft workers plan massive international strike, unions protest job cuts and mandatory office return
"Our management gets away with lies and breaking the law"
Rockstar says employees were fired for leaking secrets, not for trying to unionize
"One of the most shameless instances of union-busting"
More than 450 Diablo developers unionize with Communications Workers of America
Diablo Team 3 joins Microsoft's growing list of recognized unions
Fortnite's AI-generated Darth Vader voice sparks SAG-AFTRA legal complaint
It's not because of the swearing and slurs
Bethesda workers stage one-day walkout over Microsoft stonewalling union requests
Bargaining efforts over remote work and outsourcing have fizzled
There's some progress in video game actors' strike as 80 titles accept AI usage agreements
The strike against other companies continues
Video game voice actors go on strike over AI concerns
Negotiations began before last year's TV and film actor's strike
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
Swiss Google workers stage walkout over layoffs, offer to reduce wages to prevent cuts
Google refused the offer
Apple to increase retail employees' base pay to $22 p/h amid unionization push, rising inflation
Will it be enough to hang onto staff?
Amazon to permanently allow phones in its warehouses following tornado, petition
The temporary policy suspension has become a permanent one
Activision Blizzard converts 1,100 QA positions to full-time, raises pay to $20 per hour
Good news for Activision Blizzard workers
Apple Store employees reportedly using Android phones to hide unionization plans from bosses
Staff say their wages haven't kept up with inflation
Alabama-based Amazon fulfillment center workers decisively vote against unionization
But the results are being challenged
Twitter swamped with fake Amazon workers defending the company
Arriving amid unionization efforts at an Alabama warehouse
Amazon wades into another PR fiasco after claiming its workers don't urinate in bottles
Despite many reports claiming otherwise
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
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
Labor union accuses Google of wrongfully terminating workers attempting to unionize
Google maintains the employees were 'accessing files beyond the scope of their duties'
YouTubers Union demands more transparency regarding demonetization
German workers union IG Metall has joined the fight
GDC 2019 survey reveals many game devs want unionization, next-gen titles in development
And some think Steam is too greedy