SAG-AFTRA Strikes League Of Legends Due To "Secret" Shell Company
SAG-AFTRA is striking League of Legends, claiming that Formosa Inc.--the studio from which Riot Games sources voiced content--is guilty of committing "a flagrant violation of labor law." The union has responded by filing an unfair labor practice charge against Formosa. Meanwhile, Riot, the developer of League of Legends, says Formosa's alleged actions do not involve LoL or any other Riot game.
So what did Formosa do to upset the guild this much? SAG-AFTRA's latest press release alleges that Formosa tried to cancel one of its struck games. (Currently, struck projects cannot proceed with voice acting or motion-capture work until the strike ends.) Formosa was allegedly told that canceling the game couldn't be done, and--according to SAG-AFTRA--got around this obstacle by quietly transferring the game to a shell company before proceeding to send out casting notices, which were specifically seeking non-union talent.
SAG-AFTRA called a strike today against popular online game League of Legends, after a company that produces the game tried to subvert the video game strike. (1/2) https://t.co/jzdOICRyno
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) September 24, 2024
"The unilateral and surreptitious transfer of union work to a 'non-union' shell company is an impermissible and appalling attempt to evade a strike action and destroy performers' rights under labor law," the guild said via a statement released on its website. "In light of Formosa's unfair labor practices, SAG-AFTRA's National Executive Director, with the advice and consent of the Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee, has called a strike of League of Legends, one of the company's most high-profile games. SAG-AFTRA members must immediately cease providing covered services to League of Legends and the game will be updated on the union's search function as a struck game."
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