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Bandcamp workers recently joined forces to form the new union, Bandcamp United – now artists and music lovers have come forward in support of the movement. The decision to unionise follows last year’s acquisition of the platform by Epic Games– one of the world’s largest video game and software development companies. Although the partnership was completed in March last year, the decision left some fans nervous that the platform – which has become one of the most artist-friendly alternatives to Apple Music and Spotify –…

Activision Blizzard illegally retaliated against unionising workers at Raven Software by withholding raises, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found. READ MORE: “It’s the year of worker power” – why unionisation in gaming is here to stay Via The Washington Post, the labour board found that Activision Blizzard withheld raises from quality assurance (QA) testers at Raven Software, which it attributed to their union activities. Following these findings, Activision Blizzard and Raven Software QA testers will…