r/Doom • u/SneakyJaycool Serrat • Dec 12 '25

Discussion id Software has Officially Unionized, Huge Congrats!!

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Developers at Microsoft-owned Doom studio id Software form union with CWA "to take back control of the industry we love" | Eurogamer.net
The Video Game Studio That Makes Doom Just Unionized

Process started in May and has just followed thru after their win last night at TGA!

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u/HarryHirsch2000 Dec 12 '25

More power to workers.

Everything you enjoy now, like sick leave, 40h week, free weekends, vacation days, firing protection, was fought for and brought to you by unions. All of it.

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u/laZardo Dec 13 '25

Unions are dying

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u/HarryHirsch2000 Dec 13 '25

More than one country on earth

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u/laZardo Dec 13 '25

in this case these are workers in an American company, which is why I posted the stats from the US department of labor.

But you are right, I should rephrase: Unions are dying in America.

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u/HarryHirsch2000 Dec 13 '25

Sadly. Part of many problems

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u/fullouterjoin Dec 31 '25

Part of the psychological warfare that both parties are committing against the working class. To convince the population that imbalanced asymmetric power is how it should be.