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"This is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting" - Hundreds of Rockstar employees sign letter to management, demanding fired colleagues get reinstated (www.eurogamer.net)

submitted 10 months ago by simple@piefed.social to c/games@lemmy.world

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 88 points 10 months ago (8 children)

Why don't they join the union?

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[–] big_slap@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago (6 children)

because they're scared

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 82 points 10 months ago (1 child)

I mean, if you sign a letter, you're on the shitlist already. Might as well join the union if you're going to get canned anyway.

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[–] big_slap@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

true

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[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

of what?

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[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

When you lose your job in the US, you lose your health insurance. You're screwed if you need an operation done when you're unemployed. And people in a union tend to be the first to go for talking back.

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[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

You Latinos need to cease with your US centricism.
The fired employees have sparringly tied healthcare not beholden to investors.

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[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago

I'm a Latino? How exciting!

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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

I don't think the union was official yet, i think they were discussing unionising

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 36 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Prospects must be dire to want to get back into a company that would (and definitely would because they did) do that.

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[–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 46 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I can't speak for the USA, but typically in Canada (Ontario) people would not want to return to the employer but force a greater settlement.

Also, in Ontario, an employer that is found to be union busting would result in automatic certification of the union - no vote needed.

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[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (1 child)

No need to speak for the USA, Rockstar North is British

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[–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 18 points 10 months ago

Which I would have learned earlier had I read the article!

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[–] astreus@lemmy.ml 21 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Video game worker here. I used to get 5-15 inMails a week offering me an interview. This year? 2. In total. The industry is brutal right now.

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It‘s also an industry full of enthusiasts with a passion for what they do. Well mostly. I don‘t have to tell you how much that gets exploited. The workers who got the boot over joining a union actually seemed interested in returning to office again in interviews, though not without joining a union first.

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 10 months ago

Same story for almost every passion industry. I remember being surprised at first to learn how underpaid Formula 1 engineers are when some of them are literal rocket scientists, for example.

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[–] jpeps@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah I mean can you imagine working on a big contender for the game of the decade, and being kicked out at the final hurdle?

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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 33 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Am I the only one who is pro union but kind of surprised that people are surprised by rockstar’s actions?

It’s a big company in the fucking gaming industry, I’ve always heard it’s very anti labour. Maybe the times are changing though…

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

I am not sure anybody is surprised, but I am happy to see so much solidarity.

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

I'm surprised by the amount of worker solidarity which is very uplifting.

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[–] meisterah@ttrpg.network -1 points 10 months ago

I think you should lower your standards for people going forward.

You will be surprised less often that way.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (10 children)

This is literally the only way I'll ever buy another Rockstar game.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Why? Even if it goes through, they've already shown their colours.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago

A company with a union that has been tested is better than one with no union. I have no faith that other companies would be better unless forced.

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[–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Unions can make even horrible companies treat their workers with decency... Or at least pay them for the bad treatment. Shop union.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

You misunderstand, I'm all for hiring them back. I'm saying that shouldn't change his boycott of rockstar

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[–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I understood. I'm saying there's a whole lot less reason to boycott if they become union

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago* (3 children)

If they cave to the union and make this right, then I won't care how nice they are. Them being forced to be nice matters a lot more.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

They're still a horrible company in many ways. Forcing them to be better in this one aspect doesn't change the fact they're shitty

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

I'm not boycotting them because they're shitty. I'm boycotting in solidarity with their union.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Fair enough

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[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

You don't understand his deep need to play Rockstar games

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago

Get around this by passing fucking laws people. The law has for too long favoured the rich and powerful over the forces that create the wealth (the people). You don't need unions if you are protected by law. Skip the middle man. No salesman will enter your home. I'm only pro-union until the laws catch up (but they never seem to, right?).