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wow sounds like double fine busted its union then you don't lay off every identifiable union organizer and also a bunch of supporters as just a haha whoopsie lil coincidence

Kotaku@kotaku.com

Back in May, Double Fine employees petitioned for a union. Two weeks later, that petition was withdrawn. What happened? https://kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-to-unionize-one-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755

kotaku.comInside The Failed Fight To Unionize Double FineDouble Fine employees petitioned for a union in May. It created a rift in the studio that still hasn't healed

PureAsbestos

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hmm, I read the whole thing and it seems a little more complex than the typical idea of "union busting", though I can see why the composition of the layoff would rightfully raise some eyebrows

eevee

@eev.ee

people don't generally come out and say "yeah we busted that union", so it will always /seem/ more complex

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PureAsbestos

@pureasbestos.com

sure yeah. this just isn't Rockstar kind of clear cut ya know? seems that the small size and loose hierarchy made things extra messy. the "busting" was not purely top-down. and the layoffs happened after the petition was already withdrawn and Double Fine were extricated from Microsoft

PureAsbestos

@pureasbestos.com

and to some extent we should expect precarious job security to correlate with union eligibility/support too. idk but there are still union supporters on board and I hope they are able to unionize someday. seems like they need it