• aswz@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    AEGIS-CWA #UnionizeSEGA
    @takesAEGIS

    WE WON!

    We just won our union election 91-26.

    Our 200+ member union is now the LARGEST multi-department union of organized workers in the ENTIRE gaming industry.

    So excited to celebrate this win & head to the bargaining table w/ @SEGA to continue building this company we love!

    https://twitter.com/takesAEGIS/status/1678481056520101889

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    1 year ago

    Congratulations to them, now for the rest of the video game industry!

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      It is so sorely needed. I feel for my friends that went that route. Big W for Sega employees.

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    Now watch as Sega suddenly discovers a ‘business need’ to outsource to an independent game studio, I don’t know, ‘Robotnik’s Ruinous Rules,’ perhaps, with absolutely no relation to the unionization. Whatsoever.

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    117 votes and it affects over 200 people?

    What fucking losers not stepping up and voting?!

    50% of them like: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      Yeah it’s kinda unimaginable to me as well but this seems about the same as other union elections I’ve been close to. Still a better turnout than most US government elections. It’s probably good to note that some union-busting tactics are meant to decrease turnout or create fear that there might be negative repercussions for voting at all. This was a factor in the Amazon unionization drives that failed last year.

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    Super cool to AEGIS, but their struggles are just beginning. Here’s hoping they prevail in making their workplace better.