 Writers for the mobile game Lovestruck will see increased transparency at work and pay increases averaging 78% after a 21-day strike conducted remotely. It was the first successful game worker strike in the history of the industry. While the writers are independent contractors and their right to strike isn’t protected under labor law, they sought help from CWA's Campaign to Organize Digital Employees to launch VOW, Voltage Organized Workers.
After a successful strike, workers at Bath Iron Works reached a tentative agreement that protects seniority and maintains current subcontracting levels, which will preserve quality jobs in Maine. And after a yearlong campaign that had to overcome the pandemic shutdown and opposition from management, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art won a major victory, with 89% voting to form the Philadelphia Museum of Art Union. Read more on the AFL-CIO Now blog Comments are closed.
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