Magic: The Gathering Arena staff unionize with CWA, citing forced RTO, AI use, and crunch culture
Over one hundred Wizards of the Coast employees working on Magic: The Gathering Arena have formed a union called United Wizards of the Coast, partnering with the Communications Workers of America. The union cites issues such as forced return-to-office mandates, pay discrepancies, forced AI use, and crunch culture as reasons for organizing. This effort is part of a growing trend of unionization within the gaming industry.
- Entities
- Game: Magic: The Gathering Arena
- Company: Microsoft
- Topic: Labor Practices
- Company: Wizards of the Coast
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Topic: Crunch Culture
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Topic: Unionization
- Person: Damien Wilson
- Company: Communications Workers of America
- Company: Hasbro
- Company: Shiro Games
- Company: Rockstar
- Company: Ubisoft
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