▲ 602 ▼ "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 8 months ago by simple@piefed.social to c/games@lemmy.world 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 36 points 8 months ago (2 children) Prospects must be dire to want to get back into a company that would (and definitely would because they did) do that. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 46 points 8 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 child) No need to speak for the USA, Rockstar North is British permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 18 points 8 months ago Which I would have learned earlier had I read the article! permalink fedilink source parent [–] astreus@lemmy.ml 21 points 8 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 6 points 8 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 8 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jpeps@lemmy.world 2 points 8 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 46 points 8 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 child) No need to speak for the USA, Rockstar North is British permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 18 points 8 months ago Which I would have learned earlier had I read the article! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 child) No need to speak for the USA, Rockstar North is British permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 18 points 8 months ago Which I would have learned earlier had I read the article! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 18 points 8 months ago Which I would have learned earlier had I read the article! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] astreus@lemmy.ml 21 points 8 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 6 points 8 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 8 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jpeps@lemmy.world 2 points 8 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 6 points 8 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 8 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jpeps@lemmy.world 2 points 8 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 8 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jpeps@lemmy.world 2 points 8 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? permalink fedilink source parent