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Paizo Recognizes United Paizo Workers

Thursday, October 21, 2021

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Paizo is pleased to announce it has voluntarily recognized the United Paizo Workers union, which is affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

“We look forward to working with the union to continue and expand our efforts to make Paizo a better place to work and to ensure that Pathfinder and Starfinder products continue to exceed gamer expectations for many years to come,” said Jeff Alvarez, President of Paizo.

The next steps will involve the United Paizo Workers (UPW) union electing their bargaining representatives and then meeting with Paizo management to negotiate terms for a collective bargaining agreement. We expect this process to take some time, but we are committed to the effort and hope to settle a contract in due course. Until an agreement is reached, the Paizo staff continues to focus on creating amazing Pathfinder and Starfinder products.

Paizo has always been about creating awesome games, and we look forward to the changes that unionization will bring to the company. Please join us on this journey by following the UPW on Twitter and stay tuned for future updates!

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Hooray for the Union!

Remember to keep management accountable for doxxing and their commitment to diversity.
Grand Lodge Contributor
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I'm so happy that Paizo accepted the union and is planning on working together in this new era, supporting workers in the RPG industry, and ensuring that working conditions are acceptable for all employees.

This is a historic event, and I hope the rest of the TTRPG industry follows.
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Pathfinder Adventure, Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

This is excellent news!
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Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

This is great news! Congratulations to UPW!
Sovereign Court
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Pathfinder Battles Case Subscriber; Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Maps, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber

Great news. Congratulations to UPW and well-done Paizo. I've been through excellent negotiations, where management listened to employees' needs and responded with fair counter-offers, and I've been through negotiations that went nowhere because management stonewalled and delayed and came back with ludicrous offers. Let's hope Paizo keeps the momentum going and works toward solutions during negotiations.
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Fantastic news. The work begins, but this should help make it much easier.
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Im very happy about this.
Second Seekers (Roheas)
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Finally some good news.
Grand Lodge
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Yay! Welcome Union members and a "well done" to Paizo itself.

I hope your negotiations are just as quick and friendly so everyone is happy at the end of things.

Some of the best news I have heard in a while; seriously Congrats to you all!
Sovereign Court Director of Community
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Popping in to make a gentle request to not use profanity in your enthusiasm, please and thank you. Now, back to the joyous celebrations!
Dark Archive
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Congratulations! This is monumental and hopefully leads to other industries following suit.
Sovereign Court
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Awesome! <3
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Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

YES!!!! Congratulations UPW and bravo Paizo! Well done! :D
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Outstanding! This should make things better for everyone. I know that there's going to be some growing pains for everyone, us included, but I believe that it's going to be worth it all in the end. I'm very happy about this!
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Congratulations to the hardworking members of the union and to all the freelancers and fans who supported their action!

And congrats to the Paizo management team for making the right choice to voluntarily recognize the union.

I'll be restarting my Lost Omens subscription shortly.
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Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

This is fantastic news! Congratulations to everyone who made this possible and to those workers who need this to work so much. I'm so glad Paizo took this step voluntarily.
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Pathfinder Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Maps, Rulebook Subscriber; Pathfinder Battles Case Subscriber

Excited to see this and I look forward to seeing updates along the way. Change is never easy, but together anything is possible. So very thankful to those working on this while creating and sharing with us the games we love!
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Definitely the right move, very pleased with this decision. :D
Dark Archive
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Well hell.

Welcome aboard.
Teamster Local 320
Silver Crusade
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Wooot! Congrats guys. Way to make history. I've started a Starfinder subscription!
Liberty's Edge
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Pathfinder Adventure, Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Pathfinder Accessories, Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Congrats! Way to make things happen!
Silver Crusade
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Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

This is a real concrete step, and I look forward to seeing what future negotiations can do to help Paizo workers, and continue producing quality content.
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Congratulations, and I hope this is the beginning of Paizo taking some more steps to improve working conditions.
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Welcome aboard!

UFCW 881
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Thank you. This is a huge step, not just for Paizo but for the entire TTRPG community, and the greater creatives community as well.
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Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber

Hooray! Congratulations!!!
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Oh wow, voluntary recognition within a week? That's great to hear! Good work everyone, and I hope the negotiations go smoothly. Looking forward to a better Paizo for everyone!
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Oh, excellent news! Glad to hear Paizo management decided to do this the cordial (and easy) way. Congrats to everyone at UPW - you're absolutely incredible and a true inspiration!

Sounds like this merits a trip to my FLGS for the new releases I've missed...
Verdant Wheel
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Great news . I am so happy.
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Pathfinder Starfinder Society Subscriber

I am so thrilled. I am so proud!
This is a testament to how hard my friends in Paizo have worked to make this come true! You are the best. Utterly and completely!
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Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Maps, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Excellent news to hear.
Wayfinders
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Fantastic news!
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Nice!!
RPG Superstar 2010 Top 32
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Simply terrific news. I hope both sides are able to come to an agreement with relative haste and limited acrimony.
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You love to see it
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Given the meetings and lawyer consultations and paperwork that would need to be drafted, looked over, and approved this was pretty close to immediate really. Congrats for both sides of this!
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Pathfinder Lost Omens, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

I'm So Glad To See This! Let's keep working together to increase Transparency, Communication, and Inclusion in the industry and workforce we love!

The communications between the Union and the Management may become tense at times, but these sorts of headaches are worth it for the treatment and cooperation of the workforce.

GL HF.
Wayfinders Contributor
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Congratulations on your Union! I am so proud of all of you!

Hmm
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Fantastic News!
Grand Lodge
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With regard to to your union logo, was the communist symbolism really necessary? Something more akin to the AFL-CIO or the Teamsters logos - but still Pathfinder/Starfinder-like - would have been far more appropriate. Maybe something incorporating the Open Road symbol instead of a tool harkening back to the hammer and sickle.
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I'm so happy, I can't even find the propper words! Congratulations UPW and thank you, Paizo!
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Pathfinder Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

YAY! I am so happy to hear this, and so proud of the union and the freelancers alike.
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Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Awesome news! What a great start, congrats to UPW, and nicely done, Paizo!
Dark Archive
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Gonna have to buy a whole lot of people beers next time I see them.

Spoiler:
Except you John, I know to give yers to Thursty.
Verdant Wheel
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This is cool.
Contributor
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Fantastic news! I'm so proud of the staff, freelancers, and community for all their support and hard work - and to the executive team, thank you for taking a huge step forward :D
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Jarek Khasad wrote:
With regard to to your union logo, was the communist symbolism really necessary? Something more akin to the AFL-CIO or the Teamsters logos - but still Pathfinder/Starfinder-like - would have been far more appropriate. Maybe something incorporating the Open Road symbol instead of a tool harkening back to the hammer and sickle.

It's a mining pick - the tool used by the most famous American organized labor groups in history.

Second Seekers (Jadnura)
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Great news! Glad this happened quickly instead of being drawn out.
Silver Crusade
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Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber
Jarek Khasad wrote:
With regard to to your union logo, was the communist symbolism really necessary? Something more akin to the AFL-CIO or the Teamsters logos - but still Pathfinder/Starfinder-like - would have been far more appropriate. Maybe something incorporating the Open Road symbol instead of a tool harkening back to the hammer and sickle.

A mining pick? It specifically represents the Kobold mining union from Agents of Edgewatch, so yeah, I do think it was really necessary.

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