Round 100 workers at Simply Trigger developer Avalanche Studios Group are unionizing. This implies round a fifth of the 500-person Swedish workforce is now bargaining with the corporate’s administration for a good contract.

IGN confirmed with a union consultant that greater than 100 staff have joined Unionen, a Swedish commerce union. In keeping with their assertion, Avalanche Studios Group staff have been working towards becoming a member of a union since earlier this 12 months, when members fashioned a neighborhood union board to cut price with the studio’s administration over particular advantages, however the rep didn’t share particular points. In keeping with IGN’s sources, transferring to a four-day work week is not less than one concern the workforce has raised in its negotiations.

Whereas one in 5 staff becoming a member of the union may appear small, Swedish union membership is completely different than what we sometimes know of unions within the USA, as staff can be part of a commerce union with no union election. Which means round “70 p.c of the nation” is a part of a union, based on information shared with IGN by Unionen.

Avalanche Studios Group supplied the next remark to IGN concerning the scenario:

As an employer, we’re dedicated to creating the very best circumstances for all Avalanchers to thrive. We help and welcome any initiative that goes on this path. This additionally signifies that we hear, invite dialogue, and encourage individuals to convey ahead their views and desires. In any case, it’s due to every Avalancher that we’re capable of make the nice video games we’re identified for.

This comes lower than a 12 months after a public dispute between Avalanche’s staff and administration, which result in a public apology from the corporate, which reportedly encountered inner pushback concerning its HR division’s lack of communication and follow-through on employee issues.

Past Simply Trigger, Avalanche Studios Group is presently engaged on Contraband in partnership with Xbox Sport Studios, that means the open-world co-op recreation shall be unique to Xbox and Home windows.