"Developers at independent studio ZA/UM, the team behind the critically acclaimed RPG Disco Elysium, have formed a union that was recognized by the United Kingdom's games industry, marking a first in the country. In an October 2 blog post on the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) Game Workers website, chairperson Spring McParlin-Jones and organizing officer Eugenia Peruzzo expressed excitement about this development. It's a big deal, after all, particularly because ZA/UM's recognized union could provide hope for other developers in the UK looking to gain collective power."
"As the blog post noted, this is an "exciting milestone for workers industry-wide" that will give employees and management the appropriate means to negotiate workplace-related matters revolving around mental health, financial stability, and social livelihoods. ZA/UM will elect a committee of workplace representatives--with the IWGB support--to discuss the team's concerns. In essence, ZA/UM developers will now have the power."
ZA/UM developers formed a union recognized by the United Kingdom's games industry, marking the first such recognition in the country. The recognition could provide hope and a path to collective power for other UK game developers. The agreement aims to create formal channels for employees and management to negotiate workplace matters that include mental health, financial stability, and social livelihoods. A committee of workplace representatives will be elected with IWGB support to raise and address team concerns. The recognition is framed as proof of developer power and described as a catalyst that could inspire broader unionization efforts across the games industry.
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