Bandcamp UnitedToday, Epic Games’ sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr closed and at least half of Bandcamp’s staff was laid off. This is heartbreaking. We love our jobs, the platform we’ve built, and the Bandcamp community. We’re glad we have our union — coworkers who have each other’s backs. We’ll be moving together to decide our next steps. On Wednesday we return to the bargaining table with Epic Games, and we’ll keep you updated. Love and solidarity to the whole Bandcamp community. Thank you for your support.
t s r o n o@bandcampunited can someone explain how bargaining with Epic is happening even after the sale to Songtradr is complete, & layoffs have happened?
some kind of orange shape@tsrono I suppose the contract they had with Epic had provisions for this
@clayote odd if that's case...i'm not familiar with union negotiations (though i support them) but i can't see how the Bandcamp United people can do anything here if they're negotiating with someone who doesn't legally run the business anymore. maybe they're just pushing for bigger severance packages from Epic, maybe? even then i'd think Songtradr took on any costs associated with paying out the many people they've already announced they're laying off...
just thinking out loud here. 🤷♂️
just thinking out loud here. 🤷♂️