Simon P (go find me on Bsky)

Game Designer at Bethesda Game Studios. Father, feminist, epileptic, union organizer. Opinions here are my own and do not reflect those of my employer. (He/him)

[One BGS @OneBGS_CWA]

Today in Quebec, @cwacanada1 filed unfair labour practice charges against @BethesdaStudios & @Microsoft - Freedom of Association isn’t something to play with & neither are we! #OneBGSOneTable #UnBGSUneTable

[ZeniMax Workers United - CWA @ZeniMaxWorkers]

650 individuals within the gaming division at Microsoft who work tirelessly to ship and support our multi-million dollar products just lost their jobs. That’s over 2500 people this year in Microsoft’s gaming subsidiaries alone. All of our union members survived another day.

[CWA Canada @cwacanada1]

1/ In yet another landmark win for video game workers, staff at Bethesda Game Studios (BGS) Montreal have been granted union certification by the Quebec Labour Relations Board, officially joining @cwacanada1!

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

@OneBGS_MTL @OneBGS_USA @OneBGS_CWA @cwacanada1

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

Yay! Following lawyers meeting lawyers, our bargaining unit (which roles will fall under the scope of our union) has grown! Now almost everyone in Montreal, with the exception of senior management, HR and a few other roles, will be part of One BGS MTL ✊

[One BGS @OneBGS_CWA]

Certain Lead, Design, and Art titles will also now be included in Montreal, resulting in 23 additional employees joining our bargaining unit there.

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

@Voxels Thanks!

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

Yay! We've been working on this game for a long time and are very excited to share it with the world. It's already live today for folks in Canada 🇨🇦

[Bethesda Game Studios @BethesdaStudios]

We're thrilled to announce that @TESCastles, our newest mobile game from the team behind Fallout Shelter, will be launching globally on Sept. 10th!

We hope you all enjoy this game as much as we've enjoyed working on it. Hear from Production Director Veronique Bruneau and Director of Mobile Games Craig Lafferty to learn more about our upcoming launch:

Pre-register here: https://t.co/NK3Dl7ycl9

[One BGS @OneBGS_CWA]

For the first time, we are thrilled to show the world the symbol that represents the unity of all Bethesda Game Studios employees.

Designed by our very own @p4td and beloved by all, it shows the very reason for our existence: To be a force for positive change at BGS.

[WoW Gamemaker's Guild @WoWGG_CWA]

We're the World of Warcraft Gamemakers Guild: the first wall-to-wall union at Blizzard! We're thrilled to include WoW's QA, Art, Sound, Design, Engineering and Production voices for a democratized workplace. At this crucial moment in games, we stand together as one. For Azeroth!

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

Congratulations to all my Microsoft colleagues on Blizzard's WoW team! This is great news and I'm excited to read more and more headlines like this in the coming weeks, months and years! ✊

[Game Developer @gamedevdotcom]

World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team

https://t.co/cOAYp4HkYz

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

@shitshooters @adamconover ❤️

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

@shitshooters @adamconover Awwwwww thanks man!

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

@GenePark And Montréal! (Who filed a few weeks ago)

[One BGS MTL @OneBGS_MTL]

We are tremendously excited to welcome our colleagues from Austin, Dallas and Rockville as they join us to soon form One BGS. This is a momentous time for our industry and we are thrilled to be working with them in making BGS the best studio it can be!

[ZeniMax Workers United - CWA @ZeniMaxWorkers]

We are so incredibly proud and excited to welcome the workers of @OneBGS_USA into our union family! Along with @OneBGS_MTL, the One BGS-CWA union have come together to improve their workplace and the industry as a whole. WORKERS ARE STRONGER TOGETHER!

[Jeff Gardiner 🎮 @jg93]

@BethesdaStudios just unionized across all of their sites. This includes Austin, Dallas and their mother ship in Rockville.

[Simon P (go find me on Bsky) @Pixelpoutine]

Congratulations to all my friends and colleagues in Maryland and Texas! Now every BGS branch is unionizing! ❤️

[One BGS USA @OneBGS_USA]

We, a majority of developers at Bethesda Game Studios Dallas, Rockville, and Austin, are ecstatic to announce the formation of our union with @CWAUnion. Together as #OneBGSUSA, we advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry.

[GWU Montréal @GWU_Montreal]

Congrats to the workers at Bethesda Game Studios Montreal on this historic step! Once recognized, @OneBGS_MTL will be the first officially certified union in the Quebec games industry, and this is just the start!! ✊🎉

[One BGS MTL @OneBGS_MTL]

We, the developers of Bethesda Game Studios Montreal, are proud to announce that, today, we celebrate filing for certification with the Quebec Labour Board with the intention of unionizing with @cwacanada1 and joining the broader @CWAunion family.