Hasbro/WOTC: Recognize the union or you will lose me as a customer

Quote from KeraOldi >>

Are we talking about of the US version of unions, then as an European I find that not so good because US unions are not real unions they are guilds disguised as union because in my opinion an union should be an non-profit organization and not an organization that you have to be a member to benefit off it. 

 Well, historically speaking that's pretty much reversed -- requiring membership to benefit from a union goes all the way back to the origin of unions, because the purpose of unions is to benefit the union members, and while ideally union dues are entirely spent on services for the union members, a certain amount of skimming also goes back to the origins of unions (though there's a line drawing question; people who are doing extra work on behalf of the union deserve fair compensation for their effort, so at what point does this cross the line into profiteering?) Non-profits that support non-members are  more properly understood as lobbying groups and/or charities.

I'd love to add more to that particular discussion with details about how unions also often improved conditions for non-members, but I think getting bogged down into the intricacies of unions and their history in the US would probably stray a bit too far from the D&D-centric nature of this forum.

I agree with the earlier sentiment that a widespread, organized drive by consumers to support the unionization effort would be more effective than one or two folks posting here. Which isn't to say "don't bother" or anything of the sort. Just... manage your expectations. And if you really want to be heard, get together with some friends (or make some new ones) who feel similarly and organize an email campaign. As for me personally, I've never felt super comfortable boycotting to support a union unless they specifically ask for it. Tanking sales to support people whose jobs depend on those sales feels... iffy. But hey, I'm not a labor or economics expert or anything, so take anything I say with a grain of salt.

Regardless, I think the folks who work on MTG and D&D are amazingly talented and hard working and they deserve all the support.