Union Activision

Union Activision is episode 83 of the podcast, Boonta Vista. This episode was released on 28-Jan-2019.

Description

We are joined again by Tim (@burgerdrome) to discuss his latest piece about Game Developer unionisation for Polygon: www.polygon.com/2019/1/16/1817833…oper-union-crunch Check out Game Workers Unite for more info: gameworkers.com.au/

Intro Scenario

Summary	Written by
No intro scenario. Theo introduces his new thing, which is saying “hey, baby”, Andrew regrets asking for wallet-carrying-location correspondence.

Hosts

Guests

Tim (@burgerdrome)

Segments

Timestamp	Segment	Notes
0:04:55	Unnamed Segment	The main subject of the episode, running through Tim's piece on Polygon about game dev unionisation in detail.
0:40:00	Royal Watch	For about a minute Ben gets grilled about recent Royal News, then back to the previous segment.
0:51:20	Mailbag	Andrew apologizes for pronouncing someone's name wrong on the next episode. Questions include: how can we support unionization as consumers? What about people missing out on bonuses because of metacritic scores? How do you get libertarians working in the game industry to use and fight for employment rights?

Episode Notes

Ben's life advice for the week is to have a nap, siesta or just a rest for an couple of hours in the heat of the day.

Other Information
Outro Music
Movies Referenced	Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Fad Diets	No
Crime Passes	No
Hundredth Episode Gong	N/A

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