IGN GAMING "JOURN*LISTS" ARE STARTING A UNION https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ign-workers-unionizing
A group of more than 80 IGN employees are headed for unionization, as the newly formed IGN Creators Guild today announced that more than 87% of the eligible members of that group have signed union authorization cards.
"IGN is an incredible place to work! But so many of the talented creators that make it so incredible need more support than they're currently getting, especially when it comes to competitive pay and adequate time off," said IGN senior reporter Rebekah Valentine in a press release announcing the union.
"And at a time when our industry faces so much uncertainty amid mass layoffs and the rise of generative AI, it's more important than ever for us to ensure IGN remains a great place to work not just today, but for the future IGN that doesn't exist yet."
The guild noted a "need for better diversity and representation at the company" and said online media is becoming less financially viable to staffers, noting a wave of layoffs across gaming journ*lism outlets in the past year and the need for some staff to live in cities with a high cost of living.
today i will create a union at my dying company that recently had layoffs
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Unions only make sense if the thing they are unionizing is a "high skill" occupation.
Being a journo is less useful than a barista who can make latte foam art.
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Unionization also seems to happen in low skill threshold dying companies. Like they get a little W before the people who were raking in the cash just shutter everything.
I'm interested to see if there are any examples of white collar jobs that unionized and did well after 5 years.
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White collar jobs generally don't need to unionize in the US because they're getting paid well enough to not bother with it, and those lower skilled white collars know they're easily replaceable and smart enough to not rock the boat.
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Unions make sense if you're actually useful. If an entire factory stops working in protest you're kinda screwed, but journos are essentially useless and growing more obselete by the day.
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