A few months ago, Sega management announced their plan to outsource QA and part of Localization in a move that would significantly impact our workforce.
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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/
@SEGA
to continue building this company we love!
Today we, a supermajority of workers at our
@SEGA
of America Irvine headquarters, are excited to announce that we are unionizing as the Allied Employees Guild Improving SEGA—AEGIS—in partnership with
@code_cwa
.
#UnionizeSEGA
We are disappointed that Sega management has decided to interfere in our democratic right to organize leading up to the NLRB mailing out our ballots on June 16. 🔽
Excited for these new titles? So are we!
We are still fighting for our rights, and for our workers in QA, Localization and beyond, to ensure these games can be as great as possible for audiences beyond Japan.
#TheGameAwards
#TheGameAwards2023
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We believe that the passionate, hardworking people at our Irvine offices deserve a say in our working conditions, and we are joining together to advocate for change in our workplace.
This is our vision for the path forward.
#UnionizeSEGA
We're so grateful for your support! Over 4300 Sega fans signed a petition asking Sega of America leadership to be neutral towards our organizing. Yesterday, a group of us shared these signatures with management and requested again that they respect our right to organize. ✊
We hoped that Sega management would bargain in good faith, but instead they've shown disregard to status quo and are threatening to outsource the jobs of a majority of the workforce in our QA and Localization departments, which is up to 40% of our unit. (2/3)
Instead of living up to Sega’s values of “respecting our employees’ right to organize for labor-management consultation,” management has initiated a campaign in response to us exercising our rights. We call on management to cease their anti-union campaign and be neutral.
If you are as excited about AEGIS-CWA as we are, we encourage you to share your support with SEGA of America leadership by:
💙 Signing our petition at
🖤 Tweet
#UnionizeSEGA
or
#AEGISAlly
❤ Add our twibbon to your icon!
In spite of this, we remain committed to fighting for our coworkers, and for the betterment of our industry. In the face of mass layoffs that continue to happen across gaming companies, we stand united and in solidarity with those affected.
This, however, does not take away from the fact that many of our coworkers are being laid off in a decision we believe will have a negative impact on the working conditions of those who remain with the company, and in the quality of our future games.
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We’ve been fighting back on these terms since then, but today the layoff that will result in the loss of 61 jobs across these two departments was made public.
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We are unionizing because we love the games that we work on, we love our coworkers, and we love working at SEGA. But unfortunately for many this job is not sustainable. Our goal is to make SEGA someplace where we feel employees can thrive for many years to come.
#UnionizeSEGA
AEGIS-CWA members and industry supporters recently came together to celebrate our unionization at CWA Local 9510!
We can’t wait to vote in our election (June 16!), negotiate our first contract, and make Sega of America a workplace we can all be proud of. ✊
#UnionizeSEGA
We believe that the passionate, hardworking people at our Irvine offices deserve a say in our working conditions, and we are joining together to advocate for change in our workplace.
This is our vision for the path forward.
#UnionizeSEGA
After good faith attempts by AEGIS-CWA to negotiate with management about our election agreement, it appears that Sega is trying to delay our election.
Please sign our petition and call on Sega to do the right thing and ensure a speedy election:
✨Hey, Listen!✨
We are the IGN Creators Guild and today, we're uniting in solidarity as we strive for a stronger, more equitable
@IGN
.
Support the
#IGNCG
by signing our petition:
@NewsGuild
@CWAUnion
We are calling on Sega of America leadership to voluntarily recognize AEGIS-CWA by Friday, 4/28. And you can help show them the power of the Sega community by signing our petition!
Thank you all so much for your support and encouragement so far! ✊
Thank you to
@ZeniMaxWorkers
@WeAreGWA
@TCGunionCWA
@PaizoWorkers
@MWWCNM
and more for leading the way for game workers organizing in our industry.
We can't wait to see more workers join us in unionizing their workplace—together, we can ensure EVERY worker wins their fair share!
It's been 4 weeks since we launched and we are happy to announce that WE HAVE OUR ELECTION DATE! ✊
On June 16, 200+ workers from across Sega of America’s Irvine AND Burbank offices will begin the mail-in election process.
#UnionizeSEGA
Please support us as we continue to negotiate our first union contract, and as we fight to protect the jobs of our coworkers and friends.
We’ll keep you informed about ways to help! ✊💙
The presence of a union means there is democracy.
And organizing or joining a union — that’s democracy in action.
Today,
@SenSanders
and I met with young worker leaders to discuss their fight for better pay and benefits. They are building the economy of the future.
This afternoon the
@MayorofIrvine
, Farrah N. Khan, voiced her support of AEGIS-CWA to Sega of America leadership!
We hope that management hears the voices of employees, fans, and Mayor Khan and voluntarily recognizes our union!
#UnionizeSEGA
We’re grateful for the support of
@RepKatiePorter
, who has sent our CEO a letter urging Sega of America to voluntarily recognize AEGIS-CWA!
We hope leadership hears the voices of employees, fans, and elected officials by voluntarily recognizing us by today! ✊
#UnionizeSEGA
We’ve received over 1,000 signatures on our fan petition!🔥
Since all your comments are SO encouraging, we want to share them with the whole team at Sega of America!
Leave a comment when you sign and we’ll include it in our supporter’s zine!
We've been so excited by the incredible support we've received, so we put some highlights in a zine to share with our supporters!
Sign our petition and your message could make it into our next zine! ➡️
@takesAEGIS
This is absolutely awesome, I've been so down for this Unionizing. Is there any transparent PNG of the Twibbon icon so I could use it in things like Discord to spread the word further?
We're excited to continue working together with our coworkers to make Sega a workplace that reflects our company's values of collaboration, innovation, professional growth, and fun.
The quickest, easiest, and most worker-friendly way Sega of America could respond to our union is voluntary recognition. We are eager to meet at the bargaining table and will gladly begin the process as soon as possible.
#UnionizeSEGA
#GottaRecognizeFast