Unionized EA staffers are not happy about that proposed Saudi-backed acquisition
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Unionized EA staffers are not happy about that proposed Saudi-backed acquisition
"The employees worry that any jobs lost as a result of the purchase would "be a choice, not a necessity, made to pad investors' pockets.""
""Yet we, the very people who will be jeopardized as a result of this deal, were not represented at all when this buyout was negotiated or discussed.""
""We are calling on regulators and elected officials to scrutinize this deal and ensure that any path forward protects jobs, preserves creative freedom and keeps decision-making accountable to the workers who make EA successful," the statement reads."
""The value of video games is in their workers. As a unified voice, we, the members of the industry-wide video game workers' union UVW-CWA, are standing together and refusing to let corporate greed decide the future of our industry.""
Unionized EA employees with the Communications Workers of America oppose a proposed $55 billion Saudi-backed private acquisition because workers were excluded from negotiations. Workers warn that potential job cuts would be a choice to enrich investors rather than a necessity. The statement emphasizes that EA's success was driven by its employees and raises concerns that privatization by billionaires or private equity reduces transparency, visibility and worker power. Unionized staff have launched a petition urging regulators and elected officials to scrutinize the deal, protect jobs, preserve creative freedom and keep decision-making accountable to workers.
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