Jon Freeman and Greg May,

We are the Hex and Co. community. We value the contributions that you have made to the NYC gaming community and honor your part in that culture.

For years, however, Hex & Co. staff has had to deal with low wages, poor staffing, and a demoralizing lack of upward mobility. Despite a broken promise to raise wages, rents are soaring, inflation is high, and Hex & Co. baristas and after school staff still earn the same poverty wages.

As a community, we are watching, and your actions have done nothing but raise deep concerns. Why would ownership delay in this way, refusing to recognize workers' good faith effort to work with ownership to improve their workplace?

Hex & Co. workers have identified themselves as a union and made clear their intentions. Instead of meeting with them as partners in a community, they have been met with an anti-union meeting, misdirects and half-truths. Instead of voluntarily recognizing the union you have taken actions against those workers, ignored their demand and are now choosing to force them through a months long gauntlet to a federal election.

The workers seek equity, respect, and democracy in the workplace. Demonstrate that you are an authentic member of the gaming community and recognize the Hex Workers Union now.