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Meet the workers who crashed the 2023 Game Awards

Meet the workers who crashed the 2023 Game Awards
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Dec 14, 2023 · 49m 20s

Video game workers picketed the 2023 Game Awards to protest sizable layoffs happening around the industry. Some 8,000 workers were laid off in the industry this year, despite record-breaking projected...

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Video game workers picketed the 2023 Game Awards to protest sizable layoffs happening around the industry. Some 8,000 workers were laid off in the industry this year, despite record-breaking projected profits of $180 billion for 2023. The picket, organized by the working group Game Workers of Southern California, marks another step forward in the fight to organize workers and unionize the tech and gaming industry. TRNN Reporter Mel Buer speaks with organizers on the conditions in the gaming industry and current efforts to hold companies accountable.

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