Magic, Pokémon, and Yu-Gi-Oh Seller TCGplayer Faces Several Union Busting Complaints

ign.com:

Fans of Magic: The Gathering, the Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh, Flesh and Blood, and other trading card games are likely familiar with eBay-owned TCGplayer, one of the largest card buying and selling platforms in the U.S.

What they may be less familiar with are the recent unionization efforts of employees at its Syracuse authentication center, and the several complaints the union has raised accusing TCGplayer of increasing surveillance of organizing workers, holding anti-union meetings, and more.

TCGunion officially voted to unionize on March 10, but after an employee involved in the union organizing was fired just a few days later, further concerns were raised. "We do not believe that the termination of an organizer this close to our election is a coincidence," TCGunion said on Twitter (below).

We do not believe that the termination of an organizer this close to our election is a coincidence, and we will not stand for the denial of our Weingarten rights. @TCGplayer and @eBay, stop with the intimidation tactics and accept that your workers have spoken. #TCGUstrong

TCGplayer itself has made clear it isn't happy that employees of its authentication center voted to unionize, with 136 voting yes and 87 voting no.

"We are disappointed our authentication center team members in Syracuse have decided to end their direct relationship with TCGplayer," a company spokesperson told IGN. "Our priority continues to be building a positive workplace culture that supports our team members and benefits our TCGplayer community."

The TCGunion may not agree that a positive workplace culture is being built, however. Formed in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the union has so far filed four unfair labor charges against TCGplayer