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

Replace, 7/10/23:

AEGIS-CWA (Allied Workers Guild Enhancing Sega in partnership with the Communication Employees 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 staff in the complete video games trade, it says. AEGIS-CWA tweeted in regards to the information at this time, stating it’s “so excited to have a good time 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. 

Sport 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:

Sport Informer reached out to Sega of America for remark concerning this union submitting by 144 workers on April 24, 2023. We acquired a letter at this time that Sega of America president and COO Ian Curran first despatched to all Sega of America workers this morning. You’ll be able to learn it, in full, under: 

Expensive Staff 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 will likely be voting for or towards union illustration.

A few of it’s possible you’ll assist unionization and a few not. That’s your authorized proper. No SOA worker will likely be handled any in a different way whether or not they assist or don’t assist unionization. We now have an exquisite tradition at SOA with a powerful dedication to working collectively as a group. In my thoughts, it’s the SOA worker tradition that makes us such a profitable firm.

We will likely be updating you often so that you simply’re totally knowledgeable, perceive what you may anticipate and what the NLRB course of is about. When you’ve got any questions, please be at liberty to achieve out to Human Assets. We wish your entire questions answered.

Thanks all to 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, stay service, localization, advertising and marketing, and product growth 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 identify Allied Workers Guild Enhancing Sega (AEGIS) in partnership with the Communications Employees of America, The Verge reviews. 

“We consider that the passionate, hardworking individuals at our Irvine workplaces 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 desires for its members, and extra. You’ll be able to test it out, in full, under: 

The Verge interviewed two members of this new union and writes that each individuals 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, be sure you take a look at The Verge’s full story.

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

[Source: The Verge]