unions
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New York board game cafe Hex&Co wins vote to join rising tide of tabletop unionisation
Hex Workers Unite is the latest board game-related business to organise for better working conditions.
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Workers cite unfair wages, lack of job security and “ineffective grievance procedures” as catalysts for unionisation.
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TCGPlayer Union slams eBay with Unfair Labour Practice action for allegedly stalling negotiations
The union will join New York Senator John Mannion for a press conference discussing eBay union-busting tactics.
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Card Kingdom Union approves contract between employees and upper management of TCG seller
Vice President Bob Woods says the company will “honour the union process and employee voices”.
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Tarot-based RPG Likeness Machines pits a struggling actor against their corporate AI replacement
All proceeds from the satirical biography game support WGA and SAG-AFTRA workers on the picket line.
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The largest names in tabletop actual play voice support for workers’ rights even if their shows aren’t immediately affected.
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Workers at eBay-owned trading card game company TCGPlayer announce union plans
Nearly 300 workers have filed in coordination with CWA and CODE-CWA and requested voluntary recognition.
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Effort from French, German and Italian publishers states support of #OpenDND movement as first priority.
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One-page tabletop RPG Cosmic Latte raises funds for Starbucks unions
Stressful time limits and ridiculous mandates echo conditions for underpaid and overworked baristas
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Board game retailer union secures election date following “several weeks of anti-union activity”
Noble Knight Games’ ownership allegedly hired anti-union lawyers to invalidate possible voters.
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Noble Knight Games workers head to a vote after tabletop retailer denies voluntary union recognition
The Wisconsin-based retailer will now hold an official election to ratify the nascent union.
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Workers at Seattle Mox Board House location follow Card Kingdom in forming union
The tabletop retail/restaurant hybrid’s are calling for cost-of-living pay and better treatment by management.
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“They cannot retain staff for the life of them. These people quit on the spot or just walk out because the job sucks.”
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Employees at MTG retailer Card Kingdom unionise for better pay and company transparency
"Management openly admits that our current system is broken, and yet there are no offers for solutions."
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Paizo employees have their recognition, but the hardest fights might still be on the horizon.
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Pathfinder company executives have voluntarily recognised United Paizo Union after only eight days
The worker victory skips a lengthy and often nasty voting period, skipping straight to contract negotiation.
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Workers at Pathfinder publisher Paizo have announced the formation of the United Paizo Workers union
Staff say they are “underpaid for their labor, required to live in one of the most expensive cities in the United States, and subjected to untenable crunch conditions on a regular basis”.
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The Price of Coal weaves a historical story of labour rights in West Virginia’s coal country
Explore the beginning of the state’s hard road to unionisation through card-based storytelling.