Sega of America workers win union vote

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/23789856/sega-of-america-workers-win-union-vote-nlrb

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ashiwz@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 3y

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

grte@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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

BearCatt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

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

Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 3y

Hell yeah.

giantofthenorth@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y

LET'S FUCKIN GO

baascus@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y

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.

architect_of_sanity@lemm.ee · 12 pts · 3y (1 reply)

117 votes and it affects over 200 people?

What fucking losers not stepping up and voting?!

50% of them like: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Lumun@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 3y

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.

Kururin@talk.kururin.tech · 7 pts · 3y

Happy for them!

hiyaaaaa23@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y

Yay

quortez@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y

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