The video game industry has the same problem a lot of creative jobs have: the work force is large. Companies can afford to treat employees like shit because the

The video game industry has the same problem a lot of creative jobs have: the work force is large. Companies can afford to treat employees like shit because there are so many fresh grads who want to be game devs lined up to take the place of anyone who complains. Compare that to writers/graphic designers who are often undercut by their peers who are willing to work "for exposure". Hopefully unionizing helps these guys out, but I think as long as there is such a big pool of people willing to suffer to have a shot in the industry, it's going to be an uphill battle.