Wizards of the Coast teams behind D&D and Magic form a union
Wizards of the Coast staff behind Dungeons & Dragons, D&D Beyond, Magic: The Gathering and Duel Masters organize as United Wizards of the Coast.
The group is doing so with support from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and is asking parent company Hasbro to voluntarily recognize the union.
Their demands include protection from layoffs, better pay, safeguards around AI, protections for remote work and full ownership of work created outside Wizards of the Coast offices.
What happened
The organizing campaign at Wizards of the Coast is expanding across multiple teams tied to the company’s biggest brands. According to the provided information, employees from Dungeons & Dragons, D&D Beyond, Magic: The Gathering and Duel Masters are joining United Wizards of the Coast.
The group is working with the CWA and has called on supporters to sign a petition. That petition asks Hasbro to voluntarily recognize the union. The source material does not say whether Hasbro has responded to that request yet.
The union lists several concrete workplace issues as priorities. These include layoff protection, higher wages, protection against the use of AI, rules for working from home and ownership of work created outside WotC offices.
Timeline
2026-10-06: Employees on the D&D and Magic teams announce their intent to organize.
2026-10-06: United Wizards of the Coast publicly asks for support for a petition directed at Hasbro.
earlier in 2026: Magic: The Gathering Arena developers form United Wizards of the Coast together with the CWA.
Background
United Wizards of the Coast emerged earlier in 2026 from a union drive by Magic: The Gathering Arena developers. If successful, the current expansion would bring a larger share of the Wizards of the Coast portfolio under union representation.
The provided text says that nearly all WotC IP would fall under the umbrella, with the exception of Magic: The Gathering Online. That is a description of the intended scope, not confirmation that it has already been achieved.
The source also refers to earlier letters from WotC leadership to the Magic: The Gathering Arena developers before their election. The exact contents of those letters are not fully visible in the supplied material.