Round 100 workers at Simply Trigger developer Avalanche Studios Group are unionizing. This implies round a fifth of the 500-person Swedish staff is now bargaining with the corporate’s administration for a good contract.
IGN confirmed with a union consultant that greater than 100 staff have joined Unionen, a Swedish commerce union. In line with their assertion, Avalanche Studios Group staff have been working towards becoming a member of a union since earlier this yr, when members shaped an area union board to cut price with the studio’s administration over particular advantages, however the rep didn’t share particular points. In line with IGN’s sources, shifting to a four-day work week is no less than one subject the staff has raised in its negotiations.
Whereas one in 5 staff becoming a member of the union may appear small, Swedish union membership is totally different than what we sometimes know of unions within the USA, as staff can be a part of a commerce union and not using a union election. Which means that round “70 p.c of the nation” is a part of a union, in response to information shared with IGN by Unionen.
Avalanche Studios Group supplied the next remark to IGN concerning the scenario:
As an employer, we’re dedicated to creating the absolute best circumstances for all Avalanchers to thrive. We help and welcome any initiative that goes on this course. This additionally signifies that we pay attention, invite dialogue, and encourage folks to carry ahead their views and wishes. In any case, it’s due to each Avalancher that we’re in a position to make the good video games we’re identified for.
This comes lower than a yr after a public dispute between Avalanche’s staff and administration, which result in a public apology from the corporate, which reportedly encountered inner pushback concerning its HR division’s lack of communication and follow-through on employee issues.
Past Simply Trigger, Avalanche Studios Group is at present engaged on Contraband in partnership with Xbox Sport Studios, which means the open-world co-op recreation will probably be unique to Xbox and Home windows.
