In a little over a month James Russwurm and his colleagues at Keywords Edmonton, who’d been supporting BioWare Edmonton with quality assurance support since the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, voted unanimously to unionize their studio creating the FIRST game dev studio union in the country.

This is his story:

You can follow the Union on Twitter KWS Edmonton United (@KWSUnited) for more updates and if you have ANY questions about unionizing your workplace DM them, DM us, GET IN TOUCH!

Keywords makes the third game dev union in North America after Vodeo in California in 2021 and Raven Software in Wisconsin this year.

We’d been covering the story on the podcast for a few weeks now, which you can get caught up on if you wish in Ep 208 - UNIONIZE BIOWARE (Stephan Named This One) and Ep 211 - CONTINUE UNIONIZING BIOWARE('S CONTRACTORS).

Songs used:

‘Canyon Sunset’ by Chris Remo
‘We All Lift Together’ performed by Keith Power

Podcast

Interview w. James Russwurm & Canada's First Game Dev Union ✊