The Video Game Industry Is Brutal. Now It’s Unionizing.
Workers at Microsoft’s flagship game studio have won a landmark contract after years of fighting. Source: MJ
Blizzard Workers Win Historic Union Contract That Could Set A New Standard For Game Developers
One of the big wins for the Blizzard union is artificial intelligence guardrails, as the contract stipulates that Microsoft cannot use AI to automate or replace jobs without first talking to the union. Source: Yahoo Finance
International Cinema Union Criticizes Europe’s Approval of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘It Has Based Its Decision on Too Narrow a Scope’
The union, known as UNIC, represents the European theater trade, including cinema associations and operators, across 39 territories. Source: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/unic-warner-bros-paramount-merger-european-commission-1236819173/
SAG-AFTRA Ratifies Four-Year Deal With Studios and Streamers
The performers’ union greenlit a contract that merges previously separate pension plans and institutes new safeguards for generative AI. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-ratifies-4-year-deal-studios-1236613908/
U.K. and French Unions Join Forces to Protest Long Hours in Entertainment Industry
Britain’s Bectu and sister unions in France have launched a joint campaign to highlight “unsustainable” working hours in the film and TV industries. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/uk-french-entertainment-unions-protest-long-working-hours-1236595774/
Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach 4-year tentative deal
The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation. Source: https://nypost.com/2026/04/05/business/screenwriters-union-and-hollywood-studios-reach-4-year-tentative-deal/