CD Projekt Red workers unionize over recent layoffs at Polish company: “Having a union means greater safety, transparency, better protection and a stronger voice in times of crisis“.
Developers from CD Projekt Red announce them association of trade unionsresponsible for Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher and/or Phantom Liberty in PCSteam Deck, PS4, PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch join other Polish workers.
It comes after CDPR itself announced its third round of redundancies in as many months, as they took place in May and nearly 100 jobs were cut in July due to redundancies.
Which led its developers to unionize as a way of “improve your workplace/industry standards in a way that empowers you and strengthens your voice“.
Unification on Gamedevunion.pl, as reported by Eurogamer. “We started talking about unionization after the wave of layoffs in 2023 when we laid off 9% of the Reds (that’s about 100 people)“, they explain.
“This event created tremendous tension and insecurity that affected our mental health and led to the creation of this alliance in response.
“Having a union means greater safety, transparency, better protection and a stronger voice in times of crisis“, the developers themselves commented.
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“The above shows that employers tend to believe that their interests conflict with those of their employees.“the statement continues.
“Although employees are the ones who create value in this arrangement, they lack decision-making authority in matters related to the company structure.
Therefore, we must organize ourselves to enter these situations as equals.They argue that mass layoffs pose a danger to the industry and believe that this is a way to preserve its potential.
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The trade union is part of a larger national one – OZZ IP – and invites members from all over the Polish sector to join it”network support“in”Get a platform to share experiences and knowledge with your peers“; does not include Vancouver employees or those without a Polish contract.
According to the interview of the founders of the movement Lev Ki and Pavel Myshka, “did not receive an answer” from CDPR management, but all the necessary legal documentation has been submitted and the executive team is in the know.
Now when CD Projekt Red developers have teamed up after their third round of layoffs in 3 monthstheir future projects may be affected during the making of the agreements.
