Sega Of America Employees Vote To Unionize, Now Largest Multi-Department Union In Games Industry
Update, 7/10/23:
AEGIS-CWA (Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega in partnership with the Communication Workers of America), the Sega of America union filed back in April, has won its union election, with 91 votes in favor of the union and 26 votes against it.
With this election won, AEGIS-CWA is now the largest multi-department union of organized workers in the entire games industry, it says. AEGIS-CWA tweeted about the news today, stating it is «so excited to celebrate this win and head to the bargaining table [with Sega] to continue building this company we love.»
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/ <a href=«https://twitter.com/SEGA?ref_src=» https:>@SEGA
to continue building this company we love! pic.twitter.com/2iy6loAruf
This vote was held after Sega management opted not to voluntarily recognize it.
Game Informer has reached out to Sega for comment or a statement and will update this story if one is received.
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Update, 4/26/23:
Game Informer reached out to Sega of America for comment regarding this union filing by 144 employees on April 24, 2023. We received a letter today that Sega of America president and COO Ian Curran first sent to all Sega of America employees this morning. You can read it, in full, below:
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Original Story, 4/24/23:
Employees within Sega of America have filed for unionization.
Today, The Verge broke the news that a supermajority of 144 employees across Sega of America's quality assurance, live service, localization,
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