Agreement will take effect from this time next year.
  • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
    22·
    7 months ago

    Actually huge. A lot of tech companies in Sweden aren’t unionized, despite the high unionization rate in other industries.

    • BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      7 months ago

      It was a shock to me when briefly changing industry to gaming/e-sports. When I asked about collective agreement during the interview I was met with “Oh no, we don’t need that here. We have so many other benefits”. Should have recognised that as the red flag that it is.

      I don’t give a fuck about cheaper gym memberships or good deals on furniture compared to collective bargaining.

  • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
    21·
    7 months ago

    This is why despite record sales, studios went on a firing spree. They knew things were good, so they needed to get rid of the people who could start a union, before those pesky workers demand a fair share.

    Everyone should be unionized, especially those who work for corporations that rake in billions in profits

  • kandoh@reddthat.com
    14·
    7 months ago

    The weird thing about a videogame union is that, on its own, it is capable of producing and releasing finished products.

    • Ephera@lemmy.ml
      4·
      7 months ago

      Yeah, happens often enough that a group of devs leave one of the big companies to found their own studio. Those are usually some pretty senior devs, too…

  • Zahille7@lemmy.world
    5·
    7 months ago

    I’d be okay with another Just Cause game down the line.

    Honestly we should just go to space in the next one, too. Imagine you’re Rico on the moon, fighting space dictators with your grappling hook and low gravity.