The Game Workers branch of the IWGB is the largest game worker union in the UK. We’re a worker-led, democratic trade union building worker power to improve our lives both at work and in our communities. We organise together as workers and students in games and interactive media. We include direct employees, contract, freelance, agency, or casual workers who make video games, board games, and TTRPGs and other interactive experiences.Join us We fight towards a future in which all workers across the games industry:

• Unite to use our power, transforming our workplaces and shaping the decision-making that impacts us all.
• Take our seat at the table.
• Have a safe, secure job with fair compensation that doesn’t exploit our passion.
• Have the tools and knowledge needed to take action, exercise our rights, organise, and lead.
• Build solidarity and connect with one another outside of corporate spaces.
• Use our voices to break the silence around poor industry practices.
• Champion diversity, inclusion, and social justice, and work free from harassment and discrimination.

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Why do we need a Union?

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74% of game workers are not paid overtime, but 90% can be expected to work extra hours. ^[1]
53% of game workers believe that their skillset could secure better wages and conditions in another industry. ^[1]
45% of women feel they have or will at some stage encounter barriers to their career progression because of their gender. ^[2]
45% of women have experienced some form of bullying or harassment whilst working in games or by being associated with the industry. ^[2]
Two thirds of games companies (worldwide) do not have mechanisms in place to deal with harassment or abuse. ^[1]