What are workers’ unions, how do they act around the world and why do ever more game workers feel the need to organise? We interviewed the German service union ver.di, which supports the Game Devs Roundtable, about an international union initiative.
In December 2025, six unions organised a joint statement together after efforts to unionise have rocketed in national game industries around the globe: Coordinadora Sindical del Videojuego (CGT) from Spain, FIOM-CGIL Milan Work Council from Italy, Game Workers Unite Ireland (FSU) from Ireland, IWGB Game Workers from United Kingdom, Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV) from France and ver.di Game Devs Roundtable from Germany. We spoke to Matthias Grzegorczyk, Union Secretary for IT at ver.di, about the need and meaning of workers’ unions.
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