The workers at Magic The Gathering: Arena have voted overwhelmingly to form the union: United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA)!

We are asking Wizards and Hasbro management to voluntarily recognize our union by International Workers’ Day (also known as May Day), May 1st, 2026.

Update: WOTC declined to recognize our union by May 1st. They can still choose to voluntarily recognize the union up until the election.

Why are we Organizing?

We’re seeking better treatment for our union members. Recent decisions by WOTC and Hasbro leadership have not aligned with the values of their employees. Among the protections we will negotiate for are:

• Layoff Protections: Employees currently live in fear of suddenly losing their jobs, with no warning and through no fault of their own.

• Remote Work Protections: Leadership is instituting a mandatory RTO, forcing numerous remote employees to return to a physical office or be forced to resign. This painful choice is splitting our employees between their homes, communities, and the jobs they love.

• Generative AI Protections: Pressure has ramped up from leadership to adopt LLMs and Gen AI tools in various aspects of our work. WOTC lacks a robust AI policy, leaving opportunities for abuse and communicating a level of disrespect for artists and other creatives.

• Sustainable Workload: Employees’ experiences with “crunch” (intense, mandatory unpaid overtime) to meet deadlines vary widely by team and project, with some teams crunching on a regular basis just to get planned work out the door.

You can support the members of UWOTC by demanding management take the high road and voluntarily recognize the union.

If you would like to read more about our campaign and what we are fighting for, you can find more information on our website at UnitedWizardsOfTheCoast.com.

*UPDATE*

Since the announcement of our union, Wizards of the Coast has hired Fisher Phillips (a union avoidance firm), and chosen to engage in a daily union-avoidance campaign with emails sent to the Arena team intent on spreading misinformation and sowing fear among employees.

Instead of voluntarily recognizing our union they've forced us into a redundant and drawn out election process, rather than listen to the overwhelming majority of employees who signed our initial letter to management. WOTC can still voluntarily recognize our union at any point up to the NLRB election. We encourage you to sign our letter of support, and make your voice heard.