Employees at Epic-owned Bandcamp form union
By Editor - Thu Mar 16, 8:55 am
U.S. employees at Bandcamp, an online audio distributor, have announced their formation of a union. Last year, the platform was acquired by Epic Games, the multi-billion dollar company behind games like Fortnite and the Unreal gaming engine. According to the union, known as Bandcamp United , a super-majority of workers are in favor of forming a union. They have authorized The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)’s Tech Workers Union Local 1010 division to represent their 62-person unit; this is the same group that supported Kickstarter United to form an historic first union among U.S. tech employees. Bandcamp United — which includes engineers, writers, project managers, support staff and designers — is asking Epic Games to voluntarily recognize them
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