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.
Escapist Magazine
- Entities
- Magic: The Gathering Arena
- Microsoft
- Labor Practices
- Wizards of the Coast
- Artificial Intelligence
- Crunch Culture
- Activision Blizzard
- Unionization
- Damien Wilson
- Communications Workers of America
- Hasbro
- Shiro Games
- Rockstar
- Ubisoft
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