Sega Union Files Unfair Labor Charge After Mass Layoff Announced

The union representing video game workers at Sega of America has accused the company of breaking federal labor law by announcing layoffs of 40% of the staff without negotiating with the union.

The Communications Workers of America, which represents almost 200 workers at the video game developer’s Irvine, Calif. headquarters, said it filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board Tuesday.

Sega, the maker of Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, announced plans Nov. 6 to lay off all temporary workers and shift the jobs to the company’s European and Japanese locations, the union said. The affected workers, which ...