## A new industry-wide union has been launched for all American and Canadian developers

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

The Communications Workers of America union has announced a new industry-wide union which anyone can join.

Following its role in organized labor movements across multiple game development companies – including Activision, Microsoft, and Bethesda among others – the CWA has announced United Video Game Workers (UVW-CWA), a “direct-join, industry-wide video game union” which launched during the Game Developers Conference this week.

UVW-CWA will include game industry workers from the United States and Canada.

Members will be collecting signatures demanding “dignity and job security for all video game workers, particularly those facing layoffs.”.

“These workers are taking a bold stand, joining together to build power for the workers behind the games we all know and love.”.

The video game industry has lost over 25,000 jobs in the past two years, with 14,600 layoffs across the industry reported in 2024 alone.

Nearly 20 percent of those laid off were not given a reason as to why they were losing their jobs. »

### Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

Authored by freedom.press

And as a result, news readers often find themselves blocked by paywalls from reading important stories about government business.

Fortunately, Wired has a solution — it’s going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

Editor’s note: Katie Drummond, global editorial director of Wired, is a board member at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). »

### 380-million-year-old fossils dumped in landfill after N.J. college didn't pay UPS bill, lawsuit claims

Authored by nbcnews.com

Becker needed to send the priceless collection to his colleague in Florida to move forward with the project, the lawsuit says.

On June 18, Becker packaged about 200 fossils into 19 separate boxes, which was about 80% of his collection, the suit says.

Boone told Becker that he would receive tracking and insurance information, but Becker claims he never received it, according to the lawsuit. »

### Putin showed ‘true face’ by bombing Ukraine after ceasefire call, says Finland’s president

Authored by politico.eu

“We have an aggressor who says he wants a ceasefire and peace, but refuses to commit.

“And I think yesterday’s phone conversation between Trump and Putin was a step in the right direction, but we are now seeing the true face of Putin,” he added.

Asked what sort of pressure would ultimately convince Putin to stop his attacks on Ukraine, Stubb said: “Deterrence — which is based on militarizing Ukraine to its teeth.” »

### US ‘deletes evidence’ of Russia’s kidnap of thousands of Ukrainian children

Authored by independent.co.uk

Using satellite imagery and other surveillance systems provided through the US government, the Yale researchers were monitoring 116 sites in Russia.

A Yale source said the US state department deleted the evidence which would have been used as part of rescue efforts to get the children home to Ukraine.

The team works closely with SaveUkraine, a charity that has repatriated 610 Ukrainian children so far – and the Ukrainian government. »

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