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Members of Canada’s first video game industry union vote in favour of strike action

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The Edmonton workers at Keywords Studios, who are represented by UFCW Canada Local 401, were laid off amid efforts to negotiate their first collective agreement.

They were laid off last month amid efforts to negotiate their first collective agreement that had gone on for over a year.

series, declined to renew its contract with the Edmonton team, which the union says resulted in the layoffs. Pablo Godoy, Western Canada director for UFCW Canada, said in an email that the complaint was filed, in part, because the union felt Keywords “engaged in surface bargaining with little to no intention to negotiate a contract” and did not provide appropriate notice that the contract was being cancelled.The union had a rally planned outside BioWare’s Edmonton office on Tuesday.

 

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