Sega Of America Workers Vote To Unionize, Now Largest Multi-Division Union In Video games Trade

Replace, 7/10/23:

AEGIS-CWA (Allied Workers Guild Enhancing Sega in partnership with the Communication Staff of America), the Sega of America union filed again in April, has received its union election, with 91 votes in favor of the union and 26 votes towards it.

With this election received, AEGIS-CWA is now the biggest multi-department union of organized employees in the whole video games business, it says. AEGIS-CWA tweeted concerning the information at present, stating it’s “so excited to rejoice this win and head to the bargaining desk [with Sega] to proceed constructing this firm we love.” 

This vote was held after Sega administration opted to not voluntarily acknowledge it. 

Recreation Informer has reached out to Sega for remark or a press release and can replace this story if one is acquired.

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Replace, 4/26/23:

Recreation Informer reached out to Sega of America for remark relating to this union submitting by 144 workers on April 24, 2023. We acquired a letter at present that Sega of America president and COO Ian Curran first despatched to all Sega of America workers this morning. You may learn it, in full, under: 

Expensive Crew Sega,

We acquired phrase yesterday {that a} petition has been filed with the Nationwide Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by numerous SOA workers in search of union illustration. Union issues are new to me and SOA and we’re investigating and contemplating the choices obtainable to the corporate. As I perceive it, the petition submitting signifies that the NLRB will conduct a secret poll election a number of weeks down the highway for workers who’re in particular job classifications to be decided by the NLRB. These workers shall be voting for or towards union illustration.

A few of chances are you’ll assist unionization and a few not. That’s your authorized proper. No SOA worker shall be handled any in another way whether or not they assist or don’t assist unionization. We’ve a beautiful tradition at SOA with a robust dedication to working collectively as a crew. In my thoughts, it’s the SOA worker tradition that makes us such a profitable firm.

We shall be updating you recurrently so that you simply’re totally knowledgeable, perceive what you’ll be able to count on and what the NLRB course of is about. In case you have any questions, please be at liberty to achieve out to Human Assets. We wish all your questions answered.

Thanks all in your continued efforts.

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Authentic Story, 4/24/23:

Workers inside Sega of America have filed for unionization. 

Right now, The Verge broke the information {that a} supermajority of 144 workers throughout Sega of America’s high quality assurance, dwell service, localization, advertising and marketing, and product improvement departments have filed to type a union. This workforce headquartered in Sega of America’s Irvine, California workplace filed its union election with the Nationwide Labor Relations Board and can go by the title Allied Workers Guild Enhancing Sega (AEGIS) in partnership with the Communications Staff of America, The Verge reviews. 

“We imagine that the passionate, hardworking folks at our Irvine places of work deserve a say in our working circumstances, and we’re becoming a member of collectively to advocate for change in our office,” this new union writes on Twitter. “That is our imaginative and prescient for the trail ahead. #UnionizeSEGA” 

The AEGIS union additionally launched an extended assertion outlining why it is unionizing, what it needs for its members, and extra. You may test it out, in full, under: 

The Verge interviewed two members of this new union and writes that each folks it spoke to are “hopeful that Sega of America and its Japanese mother or father firm will voluntarily acknowledge the union.” For extra about this unionization effort, make sure to take a look at The Verge’s full story.

Recreation Informer has reached out to Sega of America for remark and can replace this story accordingly if remark is acquired. 

[Source: The Verge]