SAG-AFTRA organizers sharing lessons learned from their long history of organizing in the games industry, including their most recent voice actor strike and fight against AI.

2026 PROGRAM

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SESSIONPDT (UTC - 7)EDT (UTC - 4)
Friday, May 22nd
KEYNOTE - The Era of the Game Worker09:30 - 09:5212:30 - 12:52
Learning From the Past and Inspiring the Future: Why You Should Chronicle Your Own movements09:52 - 10:0712:52 - 13:07
Videogame Unionization in Spain: A Guided Tour of CGT-CSVI Actions10:07 - 10:3313:07 - 13:33
Break10:33 - 10:4813:33 - 13:48
The Game Student's Perspective10:48 - 11:1713:48 - 14:17
The Role of External QA in the Game Industry11:17 - 11:3314:17 - 14:33
Break11:33 - 12:3314:33 - 15:33
Performers Are Game Workers: SAG-AFTRA Answers Our Questions!12:33 - 13:0215:33 - 16:02
The Game Behind the Game: What No One Tells You About Navigating The Industry13:02 - 13:4916:02 - 16:49
Building Intentional Communities, Taking Intentional Actions13:49 - 14:0616:49 - 17:06
The Joy of Launch: A Post-Mortem of THE SPIRIT LIFT14:06 - 14:2117:06 - 17:21
Break14:21 - 14:4117:21 - 17:41
Worker Cooperatives: Take Back Control of Your Work14:41 - 15:3117:41 - 18:31
Day 1 Close Out15:31 - 15:3218:31 - 18:32
Saturday, May 23rd
Day 2 Opener09:30 - 09:3212:30 - 12:32
Rockstar Games Union: Past, Present & Future09:32 - 09:4812:32 - 12:48
Works Councils & Beyond: Unionization in Germany's Games Industry09:48 - 10:0112:48 - 13:01
Break10:01 - 10:1613:01 - 13:16
From Brasil, With Love: Class Struggle in the Crunch Age10:16 - 10:4613:16 - 13:46
Press F to Organize: Game Workers Against Imperialism10:46 - 11:1713:46 - 14:17
Volunteer Support for Palestinian Game Creators11:17 - 11:2614:17 - 14:26
Break11:26 - 12:2614:26 - 15:26
Role Reversal! Games Journalists Answer Our Questions12:26 - 13:1515:26 - 16:15
Building Better Worlds: Fighting Fascism in Games with Solidarity13:15 - 14:0216:15 - 17:02
Fighting With Collective Power: A Case Study from a AAA In-House Cinematics Team14:02 - 14:1517:02 - 17:15
Break14:15 - 14:3517:15 - 17:35
The story of Zenimax Workers United14:35 - 14:4717:35 - 17:47
Freelancing Together: From Solo to Solidarity14:47 - 15:0317:47 - 18:03
Day 2 Close Out15:03 - 15:1618:03 - 18:16
 
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SESSIONPDT
(UTC - 7)		EDT
(UTC - 4)
Friday, May 22nd
KEYNOTE - The Era of the Game Worker09:30 - 09:5212:30 - 12:52
Learning From the Past and Inspiring the Future: Why You Should Chronicle Your Own movements09:52 - 10:0712:52 - 13:07
Videogame Unionization in Spain: A Guided Tour of CGT-CSVI Actions10:07 - 10:3313:07 - 13:33
Break10:33 - 10:4813:33 - 13:48
The Game Student's Perspective10:48 - 11:1713:48 - 14:17
The Role of External QA in the Game Industry11:17 - 11:3314:17 - 14:33
Break11:33 - 12:3314:33 - 15:33
Performers Are Game Workers: SAG-AFTRA Answers Our Questions!12:33 - 13:0215:33 - 16:02
The Game Behind the Game: What No One Tells You About Navigating The Industry13:02 - 13:4916:02 - 16:49
Building Intentional Communities, Taking Intentional Actions13:49 - 14:0616:49 - 17:06
The Joy of Launch: A Post-Mortem of THE SPIRIT LIFT14:06 - 14:2117:06 - 17:21
Break14:21 - 14:4117:21 - 17:41
Worker Cooperatives: Take Back Control of Your Work14:41 - 15:3117:41 - 18:31
Day 1 Close Out15:31 - 15:3218:31 - 18:32
Saturday, May 23rd
Day 2 Opener09:30 - 09:3212:30 - 12:32
Rockstar Games Union: Past, Present & Future09:32 - 09:4812:32 - 12:48
Works Councils & Beyond: Unionization in Germany's Games Industry09:48 - 10:0112:48 - 13:01
Break10:01 - 10:1613:01 - 13:16
From Brasil, With Love: Class Struggle in the Crunch Age10:16 - 10:4613:16 - 13:46
Press F to Organize: Game Workers Against Imperialism10:46 - 11:1713:46 - 14:17
Volunteer Support for Palestinian Game Creators11:17 - 11:2614:17 - 14:26
Break11:26 - 12:2614:26 - 15:26
Role Reversal! Games Journalists Answer Our Questions12:26 - 13:1515:26 - 16:15
Building Better Worlds: Fighting Fascism in Games with Solidarity13:15 - 14:0216:15 - 17:02
Fighting With Collective Power: A Case Study from a AAA In-House Cinematics Team14:02 - 14:1517:02 - 17:15
Break14:15 - 14:3517:15 - 17:35
The story of Zenimax Workers United14:35 - 14:4717:35 - 17:47
Freelancing Together: From Solo to Solidarity14:47 - 15:0317:47 - 18:03
Day 2 Close Out15:03 - 15:1618:03 - 18:16
 
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