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At Grindr, the leading LGBTQIA+ dating app in the U.S., workers are joining together to form Grindr United to ensure Grindr remains a safe, inclusive and thriving place for both its users and employees.

“Through our union we will preserve and expand the things we love about Grindr, like trans-inclusive healthcare and remote work options. Additionally, we seek clear protections against layoffs in the midst of an evolving industry. Lastly, we want to foster a workplace where everyone can speak up without fear of retaliation and find opportunities for career growth. Together, we're committed to creating a stronger, more inclusive Grindr for workers and users,” said Ruby Anaya, principal product manager and member of Grindr United. 

With 297 anti-LGBTQ bills currently introduced in the United States, now, more than ever, the workers at Grindr believe it is crucial to stand united and push back against these assaults on equality and inclusivity.

Join Grindr United and other members of the tech, game and digital industries to build power in your workplace with CODE CWA!

Join us on Saturday, July 22 at 10am PT/1PM ET for an organizer training, where we talk about connecting with co-workers and union basics. 

Join us on Saturday, July 29 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET for a building the committee training, where we talk about how to build a strong organizing committee. 

Check the CODE-CWA organizer training program for other upcoming trainings!

CWA members Mohammad, a SEGA employee and a member of AEGIS-CWA, and Briana, a TCGplayer employee and member of TCGunion-CWA, participated in a groundbreaking roundtable discussion on worker organizing at the White House this week. Mohammad and Briana amplified the importance of union contracts in securing workers’ rights and protections nationwide. Watcha short recap video here.

In a 91-26 vote, SEGA employees organized as AEGIS-CWA with CWA won their union election. The 200+ member union just became the LARGEST multi-department union of organized workers in the entire gaming industry. Stay up to date on their contract bargaining fight on Twitter.

Tuesday Carne was illegally fired in 2021 for being “un-Googley” after asking about holiday pay as a Google Data Center Worker. Alphabet Workers Union-CWA fired an Unfair Labor Practice in response. Now, Google and Modis must pay her a significant settlement for illegally firing her and admit to their wrongdoing.  Read more here.

Workers at MissionWired, one of the largest and most prominent digital firms in progressive politics, just announced their union! MissionWired Workers United believes in building a more sustainable and equitable workplace. Stay up to date on their fight on Twitter.

SAG-AFTRA, a union representing 160,000 Hollywood actors officially went on strike after failing to reach a deal with Hollywood’s biggest studios. These workers join Hollywood writers who have been striking since May. For the first time in more than 60 years, Hollywood actors and writers are simultaneously on strike, bringing most film and television productions to a halt. Read more on CNN

July 24, 1968 – The United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Teamsters form the Alliance for Labor Action (ALA), later to be joined by several smaller unions. Their agenda included support of the Civil Rights Movement and opposition to the war in Vietnam.

July 25, 1877 – Workers in St. Louis stage a general strike, believed to be the nation’s first, in support of striking railroad workers.

August 4, 1997 – Nearly 185,000 Teamsters begin what is to become a successful 15-day strike at UPS over excessive use of part-timers.

Worker's Song by Dropkick Murphys 

Yeah, this one's for the workers who toil night and day

By hand and by brain to earn your pay

Who for centuries long past for no more than your bread

Have bled for your countries and counted your dead

We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die

The first ones in line for that pie in the sky

And we're always the last when the cream is shared out

For the worker is working when the fat cat's about

And all of these things the worker has done

From tilling the fields to carrying the gun

We've been yoked to the plough since time first began

And always expected to carry the can

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