The North American subsidiary of the Japanese video game company Nintendo has been accused of violating a worker’s legal right to form a union in a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board. An unnamed worker filed the charge against Nintendo of America and recruiting firm Aston Carter last Friday.
On Monday, Nintendo and Aston Carter received a letter from the NLRB with a copy of the complaint, stating that the companies would be investigated. The investigation process takes several weeks.
Both companies were accused of discharging an employee within the last six months for joining or supporting a union and engaging in protected labor activities, which include discussing wages or terms of employment. They were also said to have surveilled employees, according to the complaint. The complaint was redacted to hide the employee’s name.
“We are aware of the claim, which was filed with the National Labor Relations Board by a contractor who was previously terminated for the disclosure of confidential information and for no other reason. Nintendo is not aware of any attempts to unionize or related activity and intends to cooperate with the investigation conducted by the NLRB,” Nintendo said in a statement to The Washington Post.
“Nintendo is fully committed to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment for all our employees and contractors. We take matters of employment very seriously,” the company added.
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