Hasbro's statement — issued two days after the union announcement and two days before the recognition deadline — avoided any commitment to the substance of the workers' demands. The company said its employees are "the lifeblood of what makes us great" and emphasized a "direct relationship" with workers as essential to how the company operates. That framing, in labor organizing contexts, is a standard posture ahead of a contested election: affirm the relationship, avoid the substance, buy time. United Wizards of the Coast has already filed with the CWA, which…