GG25: Call for a general strike in the video games industry – 13 February 2025
Drawing on its years of experience as the majority union in the French video games industry, the STJV was able to draw up an assessment of the industry, which has become a corporate circus. We have drawn up an action plan so that we, the video game workers, can make lasting improvements to our industry. To demand that the industry finally becomes mature and stable, for workers to benefit from dignified working conditions, and to have confidence in the future, the STJV is calling all workers to take part in a general strike of the video game industry on February […]
Video game industry general strike : what demands ?
The STJV has called for a general strike in the video game industry in France on February 13, 2025. After a first article explaining why we are calling for a strike, here is an article to provide details and arguments for each of our demands. Demand 1: protecting jobs and making decision-makers accountable Preservation of jobs, the cancellation of layoffs and the accountability of decision-makers who must first make sacrifices themselves when their companies face difficulties. Layoffs have no justification We know that it is not possible to avoid all of the current layoffs, but we assert that all of […]
GG25 press kit
If you want to reuse our GG25 visuals, we produced a press kit: https://cloud.stjv.fr/s/FBSYLQ7QZcqMLcx
Right to strike and ongoing strikes
The right to strike is granted by the Constitution, and allows workers to assert their central position in business’ value production.
The STJV produced a guide on how to strike. This pages lists the current strike movements.
The right to strike in private companies
WHAT is a strike? A complete work stoppage…Partial stoppage or slowdown at work is not legally recognized as a strike. …collective and coordinated…For a strike to be legal, at least 2 salaried workers must take part in it. The only exceptions are if the employee is the company’s sole employee, or if they are responding to a national call to strike (like many of the STJV’s). …to make work-related demands.These demands encompass salaries, working conditions, jobs protection… If any of those 3 conditions is not met, the strike is considered illegal and salaried workers taking part in it are not […]
STJV strike fund
Since the movement against pensions reform in 2023, the STJV has its own internal strike fund. What is its purpose? Strike hours and days are not paid. It limits the number of workers who can participate in strike actions and social movements and, for those who can, it can quickly come at important economic cost. To limit these problems and allow workers to mobilise wide and far, we are calling to collective solidarity by creating strike funds. These funds are transfered to striking workers who need it the most. How can I donate? The STJV strike fund is funded in […]