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Sega of America workers voted to form Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS), an affiliate of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The unit covers more than 200 jobs at Sega’s Irvine, California, office. AEGIS-CWA is the first union in the video game industry that spans multiple departments at a major company. Covered departments include marketing, games as a service, localization, product development and quality assurance. “We are overjoyed to celebrate our union election win as members of AEGIS-CWA,” said translator Ángel Gómez. “From the start of this campaign, it has been clear that we all care deeply about our work at SEGA. Now, through our union, we’ll be able to protect the parts of our jobs we love, and strengthen the benefits, pay and job stability available to all workers. Together we can build an even better SEGA. We hope our victory today is an inspiration to other workers across the gaming industry. Together, we can raise standards for all workers across the industry.”