EA employees involved with the Communications Workers of America union have issued a sternly-worded statement against the data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/ea-confirms-it-will-go-private-in-55-billion-acquisition-133841614.html” data-ylk=”slk:recently-proposed private acquisition;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> of the company by Saudi-backed investors, data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-union-workers-rally-against-55bn-saudi-backed-private-acquisition-with-formal-petition-to-regulators” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:according to a report by Eurogamer;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>. The complaints don’t involve data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://www.amnesty.org.uk/saudi-arabia-human-rights-raif-badawi-king-salman” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Saudi Arabia’s long history of human rights violations;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>, but rather that workers weren’t represented in any negotiations for the $55 billion deal.
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.” In addition data-i13n=”cpos:4;pos:1″ href=”https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/united-videogame-workers-cwa-statement-proposed-electronic-arts-buyout” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:to this formal response;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>, unionized workers data-i13n=”cpos:5;pos:1″ href=”https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/make-ea-better” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:have issued a petition;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> that urges regulators to scrutinize the deal.
“EA is…
