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A supermajority of game developers behind Magic: The Gathering Arena have announced their intent to form a union with the Communications Workers of America. The CWA announced their plans today, citing a need to protect workers from layoffs, guardrails over generative AI usage and crunch time, and protections for remote work. Workers have asked Wizards of the Coast to voluntarily recognize their union, with a deadline of the end of the week. The union appears to be limited to just Magic: The Gathering Arena developers and not developers of either the physical Magic: The...
A supermajority of game developers behind Magic: The Gathering Arena have announced their intent to form a union with the Communications Workers of America. The CWA announced their plans today, citing a need to protect workers from layoffs, guardrails over generative AI usage and crunch time, and protections for remote work. Workers have asked Wizards of the Coast to voluntarily recognize their union, with a deadline of the end of the week. The union appears to be limited to just Magic: The Gathering Arena developers and not developers of either the physical Magic: The...
