Remarkableriots Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Sega of America accused of union-busting threats after telling whole company it'll 'phase out' temp employees—nearly half the union's membership | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM The 'proposal' hasn't gone down well. Quote Union members have accused the company of threatening its temporary workers, according to a report by Kotaku. The proposal was delivered November 6 to the bargaining committee, stating the company would be phasing out its temporary employees—"offshored to Japan and Europe" as the report states. Bluntly, that's a terrible deal for the union, considering around 40% of its members (around 80 employees total) would be targeted by such layoffs. Crucially, rather than negotiate with the union about this proposal Sega of America reportedly proceeded to declare the proposal to its employees directly in a mandatory meeting. This has the union angry for a few reasons. Firstly, the AEGIS-CWA should—in theory—be recognised by the company according to those NLRB commitments. Secondly, it's the largest multi-discipline video game union in the country, represented by around 200 employees. Thirdly, you're ideally meant to actually negotiate your proposals with a union, rather than announcing them to your employees directly. The union itself says these are union-busting practices, meant to intimidate its workers. "We’re disappointed that Sega management has not yet ceased their union busting, even after we’ve won our union election back in July," Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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