Overview
- United Wizards of the Coast, the MTG Arena team’s new union announced Monday, says a supermajority of more than 100 eligible developers signed cards with the Communications Workers of America.
- Under U.S. labor law, Hasbro can recognize the union based on signed cards; if it declines, the National Labor Relations Board would run a secret-ballot election.
- The group filed an NLRB petition and set a May 1 deadline for Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro to grant voluntary recognition and commit to neutrality.
- Organizers point to forced office returns that would push remote hires to relocate to the Seattle area, growing pressure to use generative-AI tools, and recent layoffs as key reasons to unionize.
- They seek contract terms that lock in layoff protections, remote-work guarantees, limits on crunch, clearer career paths, and the right to keep personal creative projects done off the clock.