Video game actors' union calls for strike against 'League of Legends'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union called a strike against the popular multiplayer online game “League of Legends” on Tuesday, arguing the company that produces the game attempted to get around the ongoing video game strike by hiring non-union actors to work on a union title.The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said the company, Formosa Interactive LLC, tried to “cancel” an unnamed video game affected by the strike shortly after the start of the work stoppage. The union said that when Formosa learned it could not cancel the game, the company “secretly transferred the game to a shell company and sent out casting notices for ‘non-union’ talent only.” In response, the union's interactive negotiating committee voted unanimously to file an unfair labor practice charge against the company with the National Labor Relations Board and to call a strike against “League of Legends” as part of that charge. “League of Legends” is one of Formosa’s most well-known projects.SAG…
SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against ‘League of Legends’
The union charges one of the multiplayer game's producers, Formosa Interactive, with attempting to work around its ongoing video game strike by hiring nonunion performers on a union game through a shell company.
‘League of Legends’ Added to Actors’ Video Game Strike as SAG-AFTRA Accuses Producer Formosa Interactive of Unfair Labor Practices
After previously being exempt from inclusion in the ongoing video game actors strike, Riot Games' "League of Legends" has been added to the list of titles.
Video game actors' union calls for strike against 'League of Legends'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union called a strike against the popular multiplayer online game “League of Legends” on Tuesday, arguing the company that produces the game attempted to get around the ongoing video game strike by hiring non-union actors to work on a union title.
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