SAG-AFTRA National Board authorizes upcoming video game strike vote
Negotiations with various video game publishers are set to take place in late September following failure to meet needs previously set forth by SAG-AFTRA.
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Negotiations with various video game publishers are set to take place in late September following failure to meet needs previously set forth by SAG-AFTRA.
The supermajority of the 144 employees in Sega's Irvine, California office have opted to unionize.
Amazon sought to overturn the Staten Island vote, claiming outside interference and intimidation. It intends to appeal the NLRB's ruling.
Proletariat and Activision Blizzard leadership had a clash of opinion with Communication Workers of America, who accused the company of union-busting tactics.
A group of 300+ ZeniMax Media employees passed a vote to become the first gaming union inside Microsoft and the largest in the United States.
If the vote passes, ZeniMax employees would form the largest gaming union in the United States, and the only US union officially under Microsoft.
The company has asked the NLRB to postpone the counting of unionization votes until its appeal of a previous NLRB decision in the case is heard.
The CWA alleges that an Activision Blizzard executive disparaged unions and threatened to withhold raises and benefits over union organization.
The National Labor Relations Board determined that QA at Blizzard Albany is paid substantially less than other employees.
Former game tester Mackenzie Clifton will be paid $26,000 by Nintendo and contracting firm Aston Carter over labor rights violations.