Game Workers Unite will unionise as Game Workers Australia, sitting within the Professionals Australia union, the Sydney Morning Herald has recently reported.
Game Workers Australia is approximately 360 members strong and will officially launch tomorrow, Sunday 1 May.
“The video game industry is wildly profitable,” said co-secretary Tim Colwill, “and workers are increasingly seeing worse and worse conditions with less and less job security.”
Next steps for the union are clear.
“We need a new website, a new sign-up form, membership and payment options, an implementation plan, a growth roadmap – and much more,” its website reads. “Professionals Australia will be supporting us as we put all the structures we need in place.”
Those looking to join the Game Workers Australia union can do so here. Membership is free, though the union plans introduce “a tiered membership package just for game workers.”
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