The Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering Teams Are Forming A Union
The expanded unit is seeking voluntary recognition and a binding AI policy as it presses for layoff, wage and remote-work protections.
- Developers behind Dungeons And Dragons, Magic The Gathering, and Studio announced plans on October 7 to join the UWOTC-CWA, expanding the union established by Arena workers earlier this year.
- The Arena team formed United Wizards in April through a partnership with the Communication Workers of America, and this expansion brings nearly all WotC IP under union representation, excluding The Gathering Online.
- Employees are seeking protections against generative LLMs, layoff safeguards, and fair wages, demanding "Full ownership of what we create outside of work."
- Management has until October 13 to voluntarily recognize the expanded unit, though WotC previously resisted recognition when the Arena team first organized.
- The union launched a petition for public support to encourage Hasbro to voluntarily recognize their efforts, aiming to "build upon the groundwork laid by other gaming unions.
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