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IGN workers unionizing - IGN Creators Guild announces 85% of eligible editorial and creative employees at games media outlet have already signed union cards

Posted by phoenixrises
Tags: games industry, work, employees, unions, ign.creators guild, media, author.brendan sinclair, source.gamesindustry, short read
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IGN workers unionizing
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Feb 6 2024
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  1. Habituallytired
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    This is amazing! I'm so glad this is happening in the industry. Fingers crossed things work out for them and they can set a precedent for others.

    This is amazing! I'm so glad this is happening in the industry. Fingers crossed things work out for them and they can set a precedent for others.

    8 votes
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    babypuncher
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    IGN has a bit of a stinky reputation among gamers, but I think their coverage in the last ~5 years or so has been pretty good. Glad to see the labor movement still has plenty of momentum,...

    IGN has a bit of a stinky reputation among gamers, but I think their coverage in the last ~5 years or so has been pretty good.

    Glad to see the labor movement still has plenty of momentum, hopefully this is only the first of many unionization stories we see this year.

    6 votes
    1. phoenixrises
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      I honestly don't know why. I haven't followed IGN for a bit because of life, but when I did I always really loved their podcasts and the passion from specific people on their team. I think a lot...

      I honestly don't know why. I haven't followed IGN for a bit because of life, but when I did I always really loved their podcasts and the passion from specific people on their team. I think a lot of it came from that one Dunkey video where he talks about reviewers.

      2 votes