To be completely clear, EA is not a union shop. UVW (the CWA local putting out this statement) is a direct-join industry wide union. They have no contract or direct relationship with EA, though it seems (unsurprisingly) that some EA employees are members. As a legal matter they have no more relation to the EA deal than your local library does.
So yes maybe they're overreaching, but there's also very little for them to lose. Presumably they feel their labor power (unconstrained by the usual NLRB rules as this is not an NLRB-recognized bargaining unit) gives them some sway in the matter, but if not, they're not out anything.
Seems like a smart enough thing to try. If it doesn't work, they organize some more and try again later with better odds.
So yes maybe they're overreaching, but there's also very little for them to lose. Presumably they feel their labor power (unconstrained by the usual NLRB rules as this is not an NLRB-recognized bargaining unit) gives them some sway in the matter, but if not, they're not out anything.
Seems like a smart enough thing to try. If it doesn't work, they organize some more and try again later with better odds.