> EA employees and the Communications Workers of America union have issued a statement against the proposed private acquisition of the company, claiming they were not represented in the negotiations and any jobs lost as a result would "be a choice, not a necessity, made to pad investors' pockets".
Are the employees claiming the company will be more profitable without them?
What a disingenuous thing to put forward! I'd have expected the employees to claim that letting them go will tank the value of the company.
> We are calling on regulators and elected officials to scrutinise this deal and ensure that any path forward protects jobs, preserves creative freedom, and keeps decision-making accountable to the workers who make EA successful.
If it's the workers that make EA successful, the investors would be stupid to let them go! Not only do they lose these great workers who make the company successful, also they potentially get new competition from them.
> As such, workers have launched a petition in a "fight to make video games better for workers and players - not billionaires".
Afaik the AAA games that EA makes are already plenty bad for the players...
> Effectively, Saudi Arabia's vast fossil fuel-derived state wealth is controlled by one person, which isn't good for human rights, or business either.
Finally something I can agree with in the whole article...
Are the employees claiming the company will be more profitable without them?
What a disingenuous thing to put forward! I'd have expected the employees to claim that letting them go will tank the value of the company.