The Vallejo Colors Situation is Wild...

[@fearlessretaliator4997]

you said vallejo exactly like an Spanish person would say.

[@azarael77]

I (German) always wondered why people butcher the name like that and discuss on how it is pronounced. It's not at all an exception from the rule. If you know, how letters are pronounced in Spanish (which isn't hard to research), you know how to pronounce Vallejo. Weird.

[@spacehamsterZH]

ikr, he's like the only KZbinr who pronounces it correctly, and then he goes and apologizes 😂

[@fpoggesi]

@@azarael77 In the United States there is a city called "Vallejo" that isn't pronounced the Spanish way in English. This is probably where the confusion comes from.

[@stormycatmink]

Out here in the southwestern US, most people have no problem pronouncing it correctly. :)

[@DownSouthBeef]

@@spacehamsterZH Squidmar also does it well lol

[@RotGolem]

"This is following the acquisition of the property by a private equity firm..." OH, FUUUUUUUUUUU

[@VicodinElmo]

It literally never ends well.

[@boxfoxscoot1614]

welp guess vallehjoe is dead

[@Old_Machine_Spirit]

I've seen enough of Company Man's videos to see where this is going......

[@NicEeEe843]

These firms allow companies to have access to funds they wouldn’t have had access to before to grow. You might not like it, if that’s the case then support other smaller or independent businesses they exist. Many companies do find having a huge influx of extra cash to be very helpful in growing the companies future. Companies aren’t charities

[@bladerj]

why are they on strike only now ? i doubt their wage was lowered after aquisition. also this PE only means someone gauged the value of the brand, and problably will start to standartize the paints into categories of "premium" and common ones.

[@kumarsalib722]

This is extremely frustrating. They have been THE titan in the industry for decades. Being acquired by a private equity firm is the kiss of death.

[@Lament_the_VVitch]

At least we have many companies that have made their products better like AP and Monument Hobbies

[@anthonyp4209]

As soon as you put econ bros in charge of shit, it always goes south

[@G_de_Coligny]

@@anthonyp4209frackers are here for the quick flip bonuses, cheap coc4in and under4ge h00kers…

[@michaelbonet9062]

Private equity is like a swarm of locusts. They will dismantle everyone to make a buck without any regard for the damage done.

[@Argumemnon]

@@anthonyp4209 And when you put them in charge of south, it always goes to shit.

[@theChistu]

Private equity ruins everything. I'm glad the workers won their strike, but the quality decline is all but inevitable.

[@Badbufon]

yeap, i don't even know if "won" is the correct word since those sleazy guys will try to get away with it one way or another

[@ArmandDupin]

This won't help in the long run. There's no way to win against those firms. This is just a setback for them, and they'll get their revenge.

[@revylokesh1783]

Private equity is a blight and a cancer.

[@NicEeEe843]

It doesn’t ruin everything, companies aren’t a charity. Companies value the influx of cash they get from more investors, this allows for quicker expansion which they may not have had without that extra influx of cash. It’s a give and take, it’s a risk taking and that’s what companies do they take risks. Companies are meant to grow and make money, most companies that are funded with private equity do well, the vast majority don’t miserably fail. Yes some of them burn, some of them succeed which is what happens in business some succeed and some fail, but having an influx of cash is only bad when leadership is bad, if leadership is bad well then it’ll fail ok so be it. We vote with our wallets, companies run on our wallets, vote accordingly

[@rustyshaklford9557]

​@@NicEeEe843 Private equity sees quality control as an unnecessary expense, they'll no doubt ruin the product.

[@MinichixStudio]

I've been through 3 'external productivity audits' as an employee. Always after the company was sold to a financial group, and it never ended well for employees.

[@GeoffSmites]

when mergers and aquisitions occur, there will be 100% some job cuts.

[@MinichixStudio]

@@GeoffSmites to be fair it was usually worse for those that stayed. Being sacked was almost a blessing.

[@GeoffSmites]

@@MinichixStudio I imagine so. have a good one, friend.

[@Grendel400]

'If you are a leader and you are treating people like that, you are a piece of sh*t and unfit to be a leader' High time someone on KZbin found clear words. Thank you Trovarion

[@IcebreakerMHWilds]

Capital investment firms are a plague on good businesses everywhere. Hoping the workers get everything they can!

[@_--JohnVK--_]

Total B.S.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Congratulations to the Vallejo staff for standing up for themselves and knowing their worth! :-) One of the nice things about having so many paint options these days is the amount of leverage our community has if a hobby company isn't doing right by their employees. I want folks to know that us KZbinrs were monitoring the situation closely, and watching to see how the new owners of Acrylicos Vallejo would react. EVERY content creator who I spoke with in private conversations was pro-worker. As the strike escalated, the KZbinr community was prepared to escalate our coverage of the situation and the calls to boycott. Luckily, the strike was successful in less than a month. Speaking for myself, I had plans to get a LOT louder once the timer ran out on the "polite letter" phase. ;-) I've been a Vallejo customer since ~2003, and I hope they prove worthy of a portion of our hobby bucks for years to come... We'll be watching...

[@steventatlock5443]

Well, considering a sizeable portion of those hobby bucks are now earmarked for a shareholder's yacht instead of anything to do with the hobby space, I won't be holding my breath. On the other hand, there's this paint company that is entirely employee owned called Golden that just so happens to make artist grade, single pigment paints for less money per ml than the Vallejo stuff, and they don't require substantial outside pressure to treat the people who make the paint like human beings. Just sayin..

[@Juample]

✊🏻

[@charlesman8722]

“What’s that? Automation?? Good idea.”

[@GoobertownHobbies]

@charlesman8722 hypothetical robots are not an excuse to harass employees, make them work in unsafe conditions, or underpay them. Since some of the machinery at vallejo is already held together with string, full automation isn't an issue relevant to this situation.

[@NilOleart]

I think you guys helped win the strike. I live less than an hour away from the factory and I heard about the strike because of hobbist like you and Louis Sugden, not TV or radio. Knowing that you were ready to "escalate" the struggle is nice. With a great number of subscribers comes a great responsibility and it helps me keep some faith in humanity seeing how most of the people I follow on KZbin is supporting workers rights from miles and miles away. Thx 🥰✊

[@TypausZuendorf]

Being bought by a private equity company is basically a dearth sentence for any small to middle size company. Goodbye Vallejo it was nice while it lasted.

[@geraldp8022]

Yeah, the days are numbered... need to figure out what paints I need and use bunch of and stock up.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​@@PhilSNightquit lying

[@nikushim6665]

In this case though from the sounds of it all these problems existed before it was bought by a equity firm. Equipment and building conditions don't just magically degrade in less than a year.

[@Veles343]

It's really not, that's not how PE works

[@Ghostofanrui]

@@nikushim6665 yeah, but if the firm doesn't care, then it's a problem. I'm sure they knew about it before purchase, and planned to do nothing. Instead they caused a lot of anxiety for families at the expense of shareholder value (barf)

[@kodacustoms]

When you mentioned private equity I knew what was coming next. It is always the same song and dance.

[@Valathiril]

Every single time.

[@nikroth]

watch the video till the end, it's misleading (usually it's a good practice to comment after watching)

[@mart1n287]

@@nikroth its not misleading at all? The private equity fucked up Vallejo and the workers strike won. Nothing is misleading and his comment isnt wrong in any form or shape either

[@FlippyDipDipper]

@@nikroth Maybe YOU should watch the whole video.

[@YouTubeuser6294]

Always

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

I had no idea I was part of a "Hobby Space". How exciting! Almost always said after "Acquired by private equity form" is , "Oh crap, how quality went downhill shortly thereafter".

[@giantorres3352]

This is a problem across Spain. The job market is terrible. Many young people have decided to leave the country, including myself. Salaries have been stuck for decades while inflation and house prices continue to soar. Big companies abuse cheap labour from increasing numbers of african migrants to keep salaries rock bottom.

[@ayylmao9907]

Exact same problem in uk, where are they moving to?

[@giantorres3352]

Let's add to this the fact that many people choose to not have children, and the huge aging population issue. And of course Spain has one of the greatest numbers of politicians in the world.

[@joseguerra3004]

Same on Portugal 😢

[@zioGrave]

Same in Italy as well...

[@waardlafrance110]

Et en France ils utilisent les espagnols entre autre pour maintenir les salaires brutes au plus bas dans les devis et pousser le droit du travail au plus bas, ce n'est pas rare que les espagnols travaillent sans se faire payer leurs heures supplémentaires ou travailler dans les champs agricoles sans logement en dormant dans une tente. Après la gauche dit que c'est une fable mais c'est comme ça à travers les pays, dans le BTP les algériens font appel aux chinois ce qui fait que les algériens partent travailler en France et comme les français émigrent peu, ils sont ultra concurrencé. Et quant aux espagnols ils sont perdants où qu'ils aillent. Et on continu à importer des gens alors qu'on fait pas construire de logements en plus pour être à la hauteur des besoins, ils ne pensent même pas à créer plus de médecins pour accompagner la hausse artificielle de population, ce qui fait que tout le système sanitaire est saturée même là où il y'a le plus de moyens.

[@arnauc.6986]

You know? I am Catalan, i live really close to the actual Vallejo plant in Vilanova and, can you believe i was not aware that this was going on? So thank you for the video!

[@fernandomartin6805]

As a Spaniard and as a worker, thank you for covering this kind of things mate. It means a lot.

[@NecronautDrummer]

Longtime observer & admirer of your work amongst the many great mini painters out there, but I am definitely subscribing now. Your support of the workers speaks volumes about the type of person you are!

[@samprastherabbit]

I'm delighted you covered this topic even after the workers called off their strike & got an agreement that works for them. The more eyeballs on this the more likely the senior management will be to actually implement the changes they promised.

[@DiscourseMinis]

It was awesome to see that the situation is now hopefully resolved to satisfaction of the workers! I'll definitely be following the story to see if there is actual progress. Nice to see more people covering the story too :)

[@TheDJCARNIVAL]

You should add that the workers won the strike nearly 2 weeks back, and have agreed a better deal.

[@WarrioJ]

Oh cool, enshitification has finally reached my Warhammer paint.

[@cyagen9782]

Louise from Rogue Hobbies posted some things about that too. But it is great to have a Video about it to make Sure that the facts get spread in the Community

[@trovarion]

yep! I referenced her on screen where I briefly talk about that some have been active and tweeting about it, maybe the screenshot was a bit short.

[@ricebrown1]

The private equity reaper approaches another door...

[@Bonedraco1027]

Acquired by private equity? It was nice knowing you, Vallejo.

[@johnbruce4004]

Good to hear the workers seem to have a result. I didn't think that productivity bonus could form part of basic wage in EU. Please keep us informed on any updates and particularly if management start to renege on the deal.

[@prietob81]

It's not true. Bonus do not add to the wage, it's an extra. Unión are very political here in Spain.

[@crashingatom6755]

@@prietob81unions are inherently political, because they’re pushing back on the fascist capital class.

[@haltes]

@@prietob81 Of course unions are political, representing workers' interests is inherently political xD

[@diamondhamster4320]

@@haltes Pro-Workers Rights

[@rcrawford42]

The primary winners from unionization are union bosses.

[@TheRatlord74]

Private equity equals an end to them (remember Toys R Us?). it is a shame because I was about to drop a large amount of money on their paints. Oh well army painter or two coats looks like a better option right now.

[@lofomut]

AK Interactive is also an option. Eventhough they have somehow 50-50 quality ratio with 3rd generation.

[@samuelmcl.9474]

@@lofomutexcept ak has awful ethics

[@steventatlock5443]

Golden is 100% employee owned. Their SoFlat line is cheaper by the mL and is of higher quality. Literally some of the highest quality, single pigment paints on the market, and your money goes directly to the people making it.

[@chadmrrsn]

How so ​@@samuelmcl.9474

[@Krasher247]

proacryl paints are a line you should give consideration to !!!

[@thrilliod147]

Great video ! Thank you for highlighting this and let’s support them as a community. I LOVE my Vallejo paints!

[@HellstormWargaming]

Shout out to that Hellstorm guy (thanks for linking x)

[@theemissary1313]

A company taken over by an equity group is now treating it's workers like crap? Also speaks volumes, as you point out, that so many content creators don't speak out to avoid any negative consequences from partnership or sponsorship.

[@Mickeehansson]

i liked this - well done Trovarion - i feel like you did some support, well done thank you

[@trovarion]

Thanks bud!

[@criticalcommenter]

Super brave to step up and support them like this after the deal has been done. No, really. So brave

[@cliffetters]

Thank you for reporting on this! I'm glad to hear that the workers were able to achieve a measure of success! Your clear and effective investigative journalism earned you a new subscriber. I look forward to watching more of you videos!

[@johnphillips4776]

Private equity firms simply shouldn't be allowed to exist

[@dale3869]

A lot of people's retirement funds are in these companies and for good reason, they make profit and secure the pensions. I'm not saying the employees should be treated poorly or that penny pinching isn't a reality, however do not be naive about the need for equity firms as I am more than willing to bet you know several people that rely on them.

[@pdxholmes]

@@dale3869 You sound like the naive one. You think most PE firms exist to "secure peoples pensions"? First off, you don't need PE to do that. Most PE firms you can't even directly buy in to unless you have hundreds of millions to spend. Most people are much better off putting their retirement funds in an IRA and buying mutual funds. Second most PE firms these days exist specifically to buy up and suck cash out of companies, to then reinvest that money in to other areas. They are the capital vampires of modern capitalism. Take a moderately successful company, lower it's costs to barely enough to operate, run said reputation in to the ground while extracting as much cash as possible. If you somehow thought "equity firms", e.g. asset management firms, or brokerages, were the same as private equity, maybe do some research before commenting.

[@Ragnarra]

Its just loan sharking under another name they shouldn't be involved in buying out companies and should answer to someone particularly keeping them under a microscope. There is a difference between being a good business man/woman and being a sociopath that will do *anything* for profit. To the point of callousness which is what has been shown. They shouldn't be allowed to purchase companies then shoulder the debt on the company they bought with the loan they bought so they can resell it after they tore through the company like a rampaging bull moose. Its a level of cutthroat ruthlessness that has no business in such paint fabrication or similar I never agreed with quotas meant to make someone fail either that sort of vileness is worse. Its like being paid like a waitress in US you survive on tips, or a hairdresser or even some mechanics shops which are paid by commission.

[@lioneljonson29k]

Awesome grasp of macroeconomics there. What about the millions of workers’ pensions who depend on those companies to deliver constant growth and profits? How else would people’s pensions and individual-scale investments grow without massive risk and at least 50% of ordinary people losing money and experiencing retirement poverty?

[@ronuss]

i feel things wont get much better before they get worse again. the overall issue hasn't gone away. Profit is king, and they will find it in other areas

[@theaces3697]

exactly profit is king, they now know that consumers stand with the workers and if there is another strike profits will go down again, hell it could even spell the end for the company

[@MrGameSecrets]

Capitalisms infinite march downward

[@AnotherGuyTheXone]

Well This was the case before they were bought already

[@almost_zab]

this is an agreement. it will take time and they will drag their feet. the negotiations are over but not the battle.

[@TheSmuey]

Man, you just KNOW it's all downhill from the very moment private equity firms become involved. Why anyone who gives a damn about the company they built would even consider selling to a firm like that is just beyond me. Absolutely disgusting.

[@Grimmlocked]

It’s a cycle of death and rebirth Vallejo will die and there will be other brands

[@maddlarkin]

I hate it when youtubers only do things with a positive spin, not everything is positive and especially with a hobby that has large entities like GW in it a healthy dose of skepticism and cynisim at everything they do is usually sensible. There shouldn't ever be a question of whether somehting is covered beyond is it of intrest, anything else is disingenous. Thanks for the video covering this dude

[@criticalcommenter]

Lost it a bit at that last sentence huh

[@danteusz]

I heard about the strike, but wasn’t aware they made a deal. Thanks for the update, I’m glad it’s good news 🙂

[@TheMiniMadCat]

I wonder who owns Proa Capital... Surely not Blackro...

[@Psychohistorian42]

Among other grade A bad actors, I'm sure: private equity firms can be pretty amorphous to reduce how liable they are in court.

[@RumblingBob]

thank you for this comprehensive video on the whole Vallejo situation. i was quite reluctant to stock up on more Vallejo paints in the past months because of this.

[@AlexDenton0451]

Also the amount of shit I see Unions get in the comments will never cease to surprise me. A bunch of people work together to prevent themselves from having to live and work in squalor, and people say nasty shit about them. Remember if you're from the US your entire set of rights as a worker, from 15 minute breaks to OSHA keeping us safe to not having to buy from a company store all comes from unions fighting for that shit.

[@rcrawford42]

Unions in the US are permitted to commit violence if it's "part of organizing". The union bosses live in luxury while they make demands that cripple industries. They were useful in the past no more.

[@Mightypi]

@AlexDenton0451 it's our one true foe. All of us. The boss has all the power, at least they think they do, till they have to loose shunt a train/do front counter work/clean/make cereal etc etc. Solidarity

[@prietob81]

@@AlexDenton0451 Spanish unions are corrupt. Dont know about other countries but know full well how they "work" here.

[@criticalcommenter]

But just look at the comments here. Most people in the comments are talking about not buying the product anymore. If that happens the union has achieved nothing as everyone will lose their jobs anyway. All the union has achieved is drawing attention to the poor quality of the product and the company as a whole. That's not good for the workers

[@Mightypi]

@criticalcommenter sounds to me like a management issue. Workers just make the stuff. If the bosses can't create an environment where workers don't need to go on strike, that's on the big wigs. Striking is hard, no one does it without exhausting everything else first. In most places you can't even call for a vote on strike action without exhausting every other possibility

[@constelaciondeseleno6022]

Totalmente. Gracias por tener una consideración tan justa y empática✌🏼

[@taco0991]

Thank you for the coverage and links! Certainly appreciate the time and consideration you've given to bring this issue out to the open

[@1mDozer]

Discorse Minis dropped a video over a week ago on the topic. Glad more folks are talking a out it.

[@nikroth]

Is there a resolution ? Will Vallejo satisfy their demands ?

[@VicodinElmo]

Discourse could drop 30 videos on the topic, and I’d still rather hammer a rusty nail into my bellend.

[@studentoo925]

@@nikroth you could just watch the video

[@Pandapeep]

​@@nikroth the strike ended like 2 weeks ago, so mostly, yea.

[@giovannistefani6990]

thank you for taking time to do research and put out the video best wishes to the workers for the coming year, and to you too!

[@Spfgal-q5myuggfd]

Same thing happened to Scale Models Testors paints after getting bought out. They had good enamel line and best airbrush cleaner. They ran it into the ground and Testors is all gone. Thank God we still have AK and Mig.

[@Ragnarra]

I bought a paint set from AK it got lost for three months in the mail.

[@EarhirX]

Great video! Really nice of you to cover this and in such an objective way

[@pauferreralmirall282]

I'm from the same town as Vallejo, it's a pitty to see local industry decay as we are already lacking it in general. I hope they can put this behind and finally complete the new manufacturing site... let's see what happens

[@alessandrosquizzato9820]

Great video. I am happy to find news on the rights of workers involved in my hobby. It's an aspect that is ignored too often in the entertainment industry.

[@johnfarscape]

It's something the Spanish Government should be dealing with, workers safety is a legal issue, same with minimum wage.

[@Swarzyc]

more like Cataluña government first, Central one second.

[@kribbage]

Great Video! Thanks for reporting on this and keeping us up to date!

[@ThrehaneMiniatures]

I don't understand the fear behind making this type of video. Integrity first! One's reputation is so much more valuable than the pittance received from some unscrupulous sponsor. Great job putting this out there!

[@Arshelan]

It's more of a ripple effect for future sponsors than worrying exclusively about the sponsor you're currently working with. Future sponsors may not approach a channel that will release critical news related content about their sponsors. If it's a channel that needs sponsors to keep going independent of any outside source like a Patreon, then they would be less likely to put themselves out there in public as being an adverse channel to work with

[@MarchHare55]

Thank you for the update! I was wondering where things stood. I hope management follows through.

[@JynksterDM]

Hey thanks for this. Your willingness to stand by your principles and call out bad behavior is ❤. Doing the right thing isn’t always the easy thing So thank you. I love your content and I love your approach. I wish you had a love for RPGs but nobody is perfect Keep the real coming

[@KELTIKGETORIX]

Feel bad for the Vallejo employees, however to me the real point here is your unbiased reporting of it, without fear of loss of revenue from sponsor or low youtube views, SO WELL DONE YOU, FOR HAVING SOME BALLS AND MAKING THIS VIDEO!.

[@larrynutt1581]

As a union tradesmen I am so happy the workers have won in this fight. Also happy now that the boycott is over I can try out some of their paints. Always happy to use a union made product.

[@theandf]

Thanks for the summary and update. You (and Goobertown Hobbies, and Louise, and the rest) are doing great work making this visible to all. I hope this is a permanent win for the Vallejo workers.

[@xDetroitMetalx]

Workers' rights are so important, and we all need to fight to keep those rights. If these billion dollar investment companies had it their way, workers wouldn't have any.

[@Geekentertainmentnetwork]

This is incredible. Thank you for this report! "Without conflict there is no victory"

[@MrPlamonerd]

well... as a spanish speaker.. I must say... your pronuntiation is.. perfect!!. Love you

[@Alwaysmp01]

Great job! You did superb in explaining the Vallejo history, current challenges and even an update. Love your content!

[@ClockworkGFX]

Private equity destroys everything.

[@lioneljonson29k]

Another LSE graduate sharing their wisdom right here. More free education from YT!

[@andreyp2810]

Happy to hear that workers succeeded in their demands! Times are always hard so there is no excuses for businesses owners who sacrifice employee's health, safety and income for personal benefits. Hope this situation will do for the best for all sides of the conflict and no further strikes will be needed.

[@GoufinAround_]

Wait....that was me. That's pretty rad. Also, I'm really glad they haven't had any issues with getting the proper response from the company. It's really hard to get my hands on Vallejo in the US here, but I'll go out of my way because they're so good

[@Ragnarra]

They are somewhat more easily found where I am in the US than Citadel Paints actually.

[@GoufinAround_]

@@Ragnarra I live in NY and everyone that sells any miniature stuff around here has Warhammer and basically a full Citadel paint rack

[@jeremydevere6311]

Thank you for bringing this to my (and others) attention. Definitely something that needs to be heard by the wider hobby community.

[@custardstuff5178]

This is the standard in modern capitalism, beloved brand gets sold to investment company, investment company drives it into the ground chasing the impossible infinite growth their investors demand.

[@Valathiril]

Yeah this is unsurprising.

[@nikroth]

watch the video till the end, it's misleading (usually it's a good practice to comment after watching)

[@Valathiril]

@@nikroth I did watch to the end. If you think this changes how PE firms behave then open your eyes.

[@prietob81]

Go check the unions history please. They are full of corruption.

[@custardstuff5178]

@@nikroth your naiveté is showing

[@judsonbates1359]

Support workers. Thank you Trov.

[@lonewolfshrub4485]

Thank you for shedding light on what has happened. Please keep updating so consumers are informed and promises to workers are kept.

[@benzeneouroboros3706]

I had only just recently discovered Vallejo paints and fallen in love with their products, this is very disappointing to hear.

[@glynnstewart7555]

Thank you for an excellent summary of the situation and confirming that the workers both were asking for a boycott and are no longer doing so!

[@stefanlvkc7986]

Private equity ruins everything.

[@lioneljonson29k]

What the viable alternative that would deliver relatively low-risk growth for hundreds of millions of low and middle earners pensions and savings?

[@thebagel_lord]

​@@lioneljonson29k what are you waffling about?

[@GrinninPig]

I ordered some paints a few days ago, I didn't even know. Thanks for the info!

[@hexzinggaming5040]

So that rust effect that I like so much is just probably rust

[@qforshort]

Thank you for making this video. An important reminder about the power of worker unions too! At the end of the day, it's often the workers that really care about the product they produce; not the owners.

[@Buiserd]

Thanks for covering this topic, it's good that you show the struggle of the working class vs capital and that our hobby is not exempt from this struggle either. Class struggle is not some nebulous thing for steel mill workers in the rust belt, it's all around us.

[@uruk_bye1232]

lmao

[@johnnyroyal6404]

you are talking in mysteries my friend

[@ubermoose5694]

Thank you for adding your voice to this situation. I'm looking forward to seeing the situation over there improve.

[@NowImUnderControl]

I respected trovarion before but after this video so much more

[@thepredator2707]

I´m from Spain and i want to say thanks everyone for support the Vallejo workers. The people in Spain who loves the hobby we are so proud to have this company and have one of the best qualitys in the world. And im happy to know this will continues in the future and if the workers need us again we will be there for support them.

[@BB-pn2qv]

Wonderful result! UNIONS WORK

[@The_pebble_music]

Thank you so much for talking about this issues. We need creators taking on the social aspects of our creative lives. These patterns of exploitations are so present in every part of our lives that it feels good to see creators fighting instead of just rolling with it.

[@USALibertarian]

The corporations I can confidently admire in the hobby space keep diminishing.

[@MrGameSecrets]

Dont admire companies lol

[@steventatlock5443]

Golden is 100% employee owned. Their SoFlat line is cheaper by the mL and is of higher quality. You have the choice to give your money to the people who make your paint, or to the people _terrorizing_ the people who make your paint.

[@OneofInfinity.]

U'll own...

[@criticalcommenter]

​@@steventatlock5443so the workers get a deal and to show your support you want to boycott them? Smart

[@steventatlock5443]

@@criticalcommenter Yeah, I don't support companies that have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, through the public square just to get them to treat their employees like human beings. The Vallejo you knew is gone, it's now owned by a financial institution that doesn't know a thing about paint. I'll stick with the higher quality, employee owned company, thank you very much. A massively profitable corporation *FINALLY* supporting the people who make the product isn't a positive for me, that's not a win. Your comment has "I stopped hitting your mom and you guys are still moving out?!" vibes. Vallejo doesn't get credit for finally being pressured into doing the right thing. They had no interest in their employees welfare until it was going to affect their bottom line.

[@waynesolo]

I immediately gave a thumbs up to this video for the well placed "bonjourno" clip. Well done. 👍🏽

[@duskern]

I think it's nice that you adress such things and keep people that follow your channel up to date. Good work!

[@stylnox]

This was great, I had absolutely no idea this was happening and its mostly because no content creator will jeopardize deals with Vallejo to come clear on an issue like this one.

[@SamsButterscotch]

Very cool to see a big channel cover this!

[@vadersjester]

Great to see you covering this and supporting workers rights. Excellent video as always and glad it was resolved in the workers favour.

[@minacapella8319]

Thank you for helping give a voice to the workers. You are really doing an amazing thing with this video.

[@pinkyysk]

I found a shop that sells hobby stuff today. And bought 3 vallejo paints. Not been painting long but even i noticed the bottles are thinner than the last ones I got a few months ago. And one of the lids snapped when I was opening it which I've not had before but not got loads of it may be very common wait not to me. I like the paint. Glad the staff are getting better treatment Thanks to bring this to my attention Very well done

[@fredrikdahlstrom7711]

Great video! I had no idea of the worker's situation at Vallejo.

[@karimwitte]

Really good that you are putting this under attention!

[@nikroth]

watch the video till the end, it's misleading (usually it's a good practice to comment after watching)

[@michaelpayne8102]

Thanks for the info, while Vallejo has been my go to for years (as mentioned they have great metallics especially the solvent ones), one issue IMO has always been the confusion with too many lines of paint. At this point I’ve moved on to MH; small company, easy to contact, I know who I’m buying from, everything Vallejo seemingly used to be.

[@dcaffran]

Thanks for covering this issue, it's something to be worried about.

[@nikroth]

watch the video till the end, it's misleading (usually it's a good practice to comment after watching)

[@dcaffran]

@@nikroth What are you talking about? I did watch the whole video and comment afterwards. I know the strike is over, but the new ownership IS still worrying. Such owners tend to squeeze the companies to death.

[@Sigh_Bold]

Looking forward to hearing updates in a positive way. I have used Vallejo for years now and I want to support those workers but only if my money is actually making it into their hands and the company is meeting their needs.

[@cyanplaza5153]

Pro labor, anti-PEF mini painting video? Unbelievably based. You're one of the good ones.

[@nikroth]

watch the video till the end, it's misleading (usually it's a good practice to comment after watching)

[@thecuriousboardgamer]

​@@nikrothYou copy/paste this comment so much. You seem to not comprehend that people do watch the whole video and have a different opinion than you. Stop being so condescending.

[@thebagel_lord]

​@@nikroth "watch the video" says the guy who didn't watch the video

[@Mikilangelo]

Thank you for this video and keeping us up to date!

[@oktoberbabyfee]

Private equity firm. Nuff said.

[@nikroth]

watch the video till the end, it's misleading (usually it's a good practice to comment after watching)

[@mart1n287]

@@nikroth nothing is misleading and the comment isnt wrong. Private equity firms are cancer. Stop sucking their dick in the comments

[@oktoberbabyfee]

@ I did watch it until the end and commented after watching the whole vid. Nice try, dude.

[@Totally_NotMax]

Great video Trov! Well done on the reporting and informative approach!

[@cuizos704]

As a spaniard this makes me quite sad, once private equity enters a business its just matter of time that the company goes to the bin...also full support to the Vallejo employees.

[@zewitshe3608]

Great video! Thanks for spreading awareness about these topics

[@Mightypi]

Ay get on, solidarity to every unionized heartbeat out there. Good vid trov 'das capital' arion

[@rcrawford42]

"Das Kapital" inspired more horrors than "Mein Kampf".

[@Mightypi]

@rcrawford42 yikes, that's impressive seen as it's nothing more than a criticism of capitialisem. Let's not get started on capitals death toll

[@mnoklokomn]

Good of you to highlight this.

[@BB-pn2qv]

Solidarity for the workers!!!!

[@Franito91]

Gracias por hacer un vídeo sobre éste tema! 👏🏻👏🏻