--- title: Union workers have a message for game industry execs description: Unionized video game workers from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) delivered a pointed message to game industry executives at GDC Festival of Gaming... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/union-workers-have-a-message-for-game-industry-execs-a1orc09ip twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Union workers have a message for game industry execs | daily.dev og:description: Unionized video game workers from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) delivered a pointed message to game industry executives at GDC Festival of Gaming... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/union-workers-have-a-message-for-game-industry-execs-a1orc09ip og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/A1ORC09Ip.png og:image:alt: Union workers have a message for game industry execs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Union workers have a message for game industry execs **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Unionized video game workers from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) delivered a pointed message to game industry executives at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026. UVW-CWA members called out leadership over mass layoffs, studio closures, and lavish executive spending, urging execs to voluntarily share power or face being forced to do so. Members emphasized the human cost of layoffs and criticized the disconnect between boardroom decisions and workers' lives. The message came as EA, Embracer, and Ubisoft announced fresh rounds of layoffs during the same week. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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