United Paizo Workers-CWA Nominated for Prestigious Award

Last week, members of the United Paizo Workers (UPW-CWA Local 7800) learned they had been selected as finalists for the prestigious Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming. UPW-CWA Steward Alex Speidel described the award as “the ‘Nobel Prize’ for the tabletop gaming industry.”

UPW-CWA member Rue Dickey was also selected individually for leading a fundraising campaign that included 254 tabletop roleplaying game creators and raised over $280,000. The money was donated to charity partners Zebra Group, which provides services to LGBTQ+ youth between the ages of 13 and 24, and the Transinclusive Group, which advocates for equality for LGBTQ+ people in South Florida.

In an interview for game entertainment news site Polygon, UPW-CWA Local 7800 Steward Alex Speidel said, “The United Paizo Workers are delighted and honored to be a finalist for the Diana Jones Award this year. To be recognized among such industry luminaries is a testament to the power and importance of worker solidarity in this industry. We hope this nomination shows others in the industry that not only is advocating for yourself and collective action in the workplace possible, but that doing so is a mark of honor among your peers.”

This year’s winner will be announced on July 31.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.