DOUBLE FINE WORKERS UNIONIZE WITH CWA
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Workers at Xbox studio Double Fine Productions are forming a union with the Communications Workers of America. The studio, known for the Psychonauts franchise, joins a growing wave of unionization efforts in the gaming industry.
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