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SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Companies After Nearly 2 Years Of Contract Talks (deadline.com)

submitted 3 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world

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[-] EveningPancakes@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Going on strike is a last resort measure. People's livelihoods are at stake when you go on strike. People won't be able to pay their mortgage/rent when they're out of work. The union has tried their best to negotiate on behalf of their members, but ultimately they made the call that negotiation was going the way they wanted for their members.

[-] wccrawford@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Right, which is why it's put to a vote so that the members themselves can make that call. And that's why I think the vote was a year ago with a contract that was probably quite a bit different.

I clearly don't know the details and they do, but from the outside, it looks weird.