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Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/41940

AEGIS-CWA will represent workers across departments including brand marketing, games as service, localization, marketing services, product development operations, product development, sales, quality assurance teams, more, becoming the largest multi-discipline video game union in the United States.

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[–] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (13 children)

but I do think we should do something to address problems the industry has.

Sure, but I don't support it when that "something" is just a worse problem than we started with. I have no issues with unions as a concept. My problem is entirely with the current status where they exist not truly as people coming together to represent their interests, but rather as a government-backed labor cartel that ends up controlling large swaths of whatever market they exist in and fundamentally destroy the basics of voluntary agreement that the economy should be founded upon.

[–] phonyphanty@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why do you describe unions as a labour cartel? Never heard that phrasing before.

[–] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because it's an apt description of the current state of government-backed unions in the US where this discussion is centered around. Do you find it to be inaccurate?

[–] phonyphanty@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

Not sure, just didn't know any unions had that kind of power. I'm from AUS, so maybe things are different here

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