What should folks new to the games industry look for in a job environment? What do you do when work conditions are poor? What are some potential red flags when starting a new job? What does the community between workers look like? How do you get started with making a union? Anita Sarkeesian interviews with Emma Kinema of CODE-CWA and Kristen Perez of VOW Together about the Voltage Entertainment Writers Strike, unionizing, and working towards better treatment in the games industry.
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Campaign to Organize Digital Employees in the Tech, Games, and Digital Industries – https://www.code-cwa.org/
CODE-CWA Twitter https://twitter.com/CODE_CWA
VOW Together, first successful game worker strike in history of game dev – https://twitter.com/VOW_Together
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