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Bandcamp voted to unionize in March, although they are still fighting for recognition, as Epic has refused to recognize it so far (last I checked). I wonder who
by chimeracoder 3y ago
Bandcamp voted to unionize in March, although they are still fighting for recognition, as Epic has refused to recognize it so far (last I checked). I wonder who involved in that was affected by the layoffs.
- djmips 3y agoAs hinted at in another comment Bandcamp was sold by Epic to Songtradr AFAIK.
- accrual 3y agoI too wonder how this will affect the platform. I've always been a fan of how Bandcamp was operated in the past (access to high quality lossless audio, directly support the artist, nice app, etc). This was interesting: > Bandcamp United is looking forward to bargaining with Songtradr in the near future regarding wages, working conditions, and benefits. It’s our hope that Songtradr honors our existing progress (including Union Security and and preserving our artist first mission in our Collective Bargaining Agreement) that we’ve already made at the bargaining table. https://pitchfork.com/news/epic-games-sells-bandcamp-amid-layoffs/ https://pitchfork.com/news/epic-games-sells-bandcamp-amid-la...
- chimeracoder 3y ago> I too wonder how this will affect the platform. It turns out that all Bandcamp United members were laid off. https://www.404media.co/bandcamps-entire-union-bargaining-team-was-laid-off/ https://www.404media.co/bandcamps-entire-union-bargaining-te...
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