IATSE Notches First Video Game Union Win in NLRB Election – The Hollywood Reporter

IATSE is well on its way toward representing video game workers. In a National Labor Relations Board ballot count on Wednesday, workers from Workinman Interactive unanimously voted to join the Hollywood crew union, which made its first public foray into the video game space with an organizing campaign at the games studio. Out of 20 eligible voters in roles like project manager, art director, senior artist, graphic artist, senior technical director, senior developer, developer, junior developer, production assistant and quality assurance tester, 16 voted in favor of joining IATSE and none voted against. The union and employer now have a few days to raise objections, and if none are put forward, the union will be certified and can begin to negotiate its first contract. If certified, the Workinman Interactive bargaining unit will be the first IATSE video game union in a largely non-union field, even as the Communications Workers of America has recently made inroads at companies like Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax Studios. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Workinman Interactive for a comment. “I believe that today’s unanimous ballot count is a testament to how strong and collected our union has been. And not just here at Workinman
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