Basically, fans and staff serious about labor organizations were left worried about intentions: a fox builds a sheep farm, in a few words.
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Old interviews at that time of announcement (which have been nuked even in archive form, thanks to the instability of esports media) show generally confused or indifferent reactions. Players, again, historically didn’t take these things seriously. The NA LCS Players Association - technically a non-union affiliation, by the way - would comprise of players in the North American League Championship Series, which is now just the “League Championship Series.” Photo by Paul de Leon/Riot Games So when Riot announced that they’d sanction a players’ association in mid-2017, it got side-eyed. Still, most organization attempts have simmered out, whether due to international boundaries or just plain old busy esports schedules.
There’s some traction by agencies and larger players to get a damn lawyer before you sign contracts. Then there’s a rally for better conditions, then it dies down. It’s fun and games until someone gets hurt. I mean things in the realm of contracts, associations, unions, who-hires-who, all that.
I don’t mean “worldwide politics,” like the POTUS getting impeached, per se. This needs to start off with a quick explainer: esports has never really taken its own politics seriously.
However, it may not surprise you that this Riot-sanctioned organization, known as the North American League Championship Series Players Association (or the NA LCS Players Association for short, or NALCSPA for short-short) has only really done five things publicly in its 18-month existence. Thankfully, in the company’s realm of esports, it did provide an outlet for players to express their concerns. In the midst of its many controversies, Riot Games has slowly stirred the “we need labor organization” pot.
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