{"id":28217,"date":"2023-04-24T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/sonic-maker-sega-is-the-video-game-industrys-next-union-battleground\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:15:00","slug":"sonic-maker-sega-is-the-video-game-industrys-next-union-battleground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/sonic-maker-sega-is-the-video-game-industrys-next-union-battleground\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Maker Sega Is The Video Game Industry\u2019s Next Union Battleground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Over 140 workers at <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/sega-sonic-rovio-angry-birds-iphone-mobile-acquisition-1850344414\">Sega of America\u2019s<\/a> Irvine, California office have announced plans to form a new union to fight for better pay, adequate staffing, and more balanced schedules. It\u2019s the latest front in the video game industry\u2019s growing unionization movement, and the first to move its focus beyond strictly game\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/sega-unionize-sonic-angry-birds-yakuza-persona-nlrb-1850369510\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 140 workers at Sega of America\u2019s Irvine, California office have announced plans to form a new union to fight for better pay, adequate staffing, and more balanced schedules. 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