Game Designer at Bethesda Game Studios. Father, feminist, epileptic, union organizer. Opinions here are my own and do not reflect those of my employer. (He/him)
Montréal, Saskatchewan
Joined September 2009
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Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
Today in Quebec, @cwacanada1 filed unfair labour practice charges against @BethesdaStudios & @Microsoft - Freedom of Association isn’t something to play with & neither are we! #OneBGSOneTable #UnBGSUneTable
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
650 individuals within the gaming division at Microsoft who work tirelessly to ship and support our multi-million dollar products just lost their jobs. That’s over 2500 people this year in Microsoft’s gaming subsidiaries alone. All of our union members survived another day.
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
1/ In yet another landmark win for video game workers, staff at Bethesda Game Studios (BGS) Montreal have been granted union certification by the Quebec Labour Relations Board, officially joining @cwacanada1!
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
For the first time, we are thrilled to show the world the symbol that represents the unity of all Bethesda Game Studios employees.
Designed by our very own @p4td and beloved by all, it shows the very reason for our existence: To be a force for positive change at BGS.
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
We're the World of Warcraft Gamemakers Guild: the first wall-to-wall union at Blizzard! We're thrilled to include WoW's QA, Art, Sound, Design, Engineering and Production voices for a democratized workplace. At this crucial moment in games, we stand together as one. For Azeroth!
ALT Poster-style graphic of a knight wearing a party hat giving a thumbs up. A roman-numeral 2 is on the glove, representing the WoW Dev team. The text says "Congratulations World of Warcraft! We did it! Union achieved!"
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
We are tremendously excited to welcome our colleagues from Austin, Dallas and Rockville as they join us to soon form One BGS. This is a momentous time for our industry and we are thrilled to be working with them in making BGS the best studio it can be!
We, a majority of developers at Bethesda Game Studios Dallas, Rockville, and Austin, are ecstatic to announce the formation of our union with @CWAUnion. Together as #OneBGSUSA, we advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry.
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
We are so incredibly proud and excited to welcome the workers of @OneBGS_USA into our union family! Along with @OneBGS_MTL, the One BGS-CWA union have come together to improve their workplace and the industry as a whole. WORKERS ARE STRONGER TOGETHER!
We, a majority of developers at Bethesda Game Studios Dallas, Rockville, and Austin, are ecstatic to announce the formation of our union with @CWAUnion. Together as #OneBGSUSA, we advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry.
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
@BethesdaStudios just unionized across all of their sites. This includes Austin, Dallas and their mother ship in Rockville. – at Olney, MD
We, a majority of developers at Bethesda Game Studios Dallas, Rockville, and Austin, are ecstatic to announce the formation of our union with @CWAUnion. Together as #OneBGSUSA, we advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry.
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
Congrats to the workers at Bethesda Game Studios Montreal on this historic step! Once recognized, @OneBGS_MTL will be the first officially certified union in the Quebec games industry, and this is just the start!! ✊🎉
We, the developers of Bethesda Game Studios Montreal, are proud to announce that, today, we celebrate filing for certification with the Quebec Labour Board with the intention of unionizing with @cwacanada1 and joining the broader @CWAunion family.
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
We, the developers of Bethesda Game Studios Montreal, are proud to announce that, today, we celebrate filing for certification with the Quebec Labour Board with the intention of unionizing with @cwacanada1 and joining the broader @CWAunion family.
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
Reminder that if you're a Quebec employee and part of a mass layoff that affects 10 workers or more, you're entitled to at least 8 weeks notice or equivalent pay. Don't sign anything agreeing to less! cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/working…
ALT Screenshot from Game Workers Unite Montreal's Know Your Right's pamphlet. The first part reads: "Mass layoffs: A mass layoff or collective dismissal occurs when an employer terminates the employment of 10 employees or more of the same establishment over a period of 2 months. In this case the employer must provide notice or equivalent pay based on the number of employees who have been let go." Below that is a table; "Number of employees" is on the Left, and "Notice period" is on the right. For 10-99 employees the notice period is 8 weeks, 100-299 = 12 weeks, 300 and over = 16 weeks.
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
Even more inside baseball, but with a very, very wide range, as a wise and sorely missed man said:
"Please Stop."
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
A fireball that soared over Ontario, Canada, early on Saturday was the sixth object to be detected in space before it struck Earth, the European Space Agency said. Observers spotted it across Toronto’s skyline and in the northeastern U.S. nyti.ms/3EO22hv
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
Thanks for the feature @CanadianBeats1 💛🌾✨
Singer-songwriter @AlexisNormand_ has unveiled a video for her single, "Hidden Valley." Head to #CanadianBeats now to check it out! canadianbeats.ca/2022/11/18/… @WhatsTheStoryCA @poisonedlava
Simon P (go find me on Bsky) retweeted
You can just tell that Brendan Fraser had an absolute blast filming The Mummy franchise.
