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CWA Union Loves Microosft & Activision Blizzard Merger
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CWA Union Hails Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal as "Transformative"

The $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is now complete and while it has its supporters and its critics, one organization is expressing strong satisfaction, and that's the…

October 13, 2023 | 11:17 EDT

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CD Projekt Developers Are Forming a Union for Polish Gamedev Workers

A new union for gaming industry workers has been formed in Poland, prompted by developers at the popular The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt.  The union, which is open to all developers…

October 7, 2023 | 01:44 EDT

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Over 100 Avalanche Studios Developers Have Joined an Union

Over 100 developers working at Swedish developer Avalanche Studios Group have joined the local trade union Unionen. They represent about one-fifth of the group's roughly 500 employees.  According to…

October 6, 2023 | 04:08 EDT

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QA Workers at ZeniMax Studios Form Union Recognized by Microsoft

Microsoft's game development studios officially have their first union, as the majority of quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Studios have voted to join ZeniMax Workers United under the…

January 3, 2023 | 02:26 EST

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ZeniMax QA Workers Are Creating Microsoft's First Union

ZeniMax QA workers have announced they will form Microsoft's first formal union. The new union will be called ZeniMax Workers United and will be formed in conjunction with the Communications Workers…

December 6, 2022 | 08:39 EST

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Blizzard Albany QA Testers Union Vote Yes To Union

It has been a long and winding road for the Blizzard Albany QA testers, who have been fighting to form a union for quite some time now. Even after multiple attempts to silence their voices and…

December 2, 2022 | 02:37 EST

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Activision Blizzard Fights To Delay Union Vote Tabulation

Another day, another Activision Blizzard union-busting attempt, it seems. In a nutshell, the company is trying to block the tabulation of a union vote until an appeal on an earlier case can be…

November 2, 2022 | 11:52 EDT

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Activision Blizzard Albany Union Vote Approved By NLRB

A group of 21 QA testers working at Activision Blizzard Albany have been given the green light to vote in a union election by the National Labor Relations Board. Activision Blizzard had sought to…

October 19, 2022 | 09:05 EDT

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Activision Blizzard Accused Of Trying To Stifle Albany Union

Activision Blizzard has been accused of mounting a "futile" effort to try and disband the Blizzard Albany workers' union. The union says the company has spent "hundreds of thousands of dollars on a…

August 4, 2022 | 09:37 EDT

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Activision Blizzard Albany QA Workers Forming a Union

Quality Assurance testers at Blizzard Albany (formerly Vicarious Visions) have announced that they are forming a union to stand up against workplace discrimination and to fight for fair pay. The QA…

July 19, 2022 | 03:10 EDT

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Report: 79% of Video Game Workers Support Unionization

In the entertainment industry, it can be argued that video games take the most amount of work which is reflected by those who do it. For years, there have been reports of the severe working…

June 17, 2022 | 04:03 EDT

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Mox Boarding House Bellevue Intends To Unionize

The world of tabletop gaming and the growing stresses of the retail industry overlap today. It was recently announced that the Bellevue location of Mox Boarding House have intentions of forming a…

June 16, 2022 | 02:54 EDT

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Activision Blizzard to Start Talks With Raven Software Union

Bobby Kotick has announced that Activision Blizzard would begin "good faith" negotiations with the Communication Workers of America. Earlier this year, the majority of 27 Raven Software quality…

June 10, 2022 | 12:30 EDT

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TechRaptor Podcast - What’s next for Raven Software Union?

This week, Raven Software successfully voted to form a union under Activision Blizzard, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was officially announced, and we talk about Digital Foundry’s analysis of the…

May 30, 2022 | 07:00 EDT

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Bioware QA Contracting Company File for Union

In a move that's becoming increasingly common in the gaming industry, Keywords Studios B.C. Inc. has filed for a union and has just sent a notice to one of the companies it works with, Bioware.…

April 26, 2022 | 10:36 EDT

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Nintendo Accused of Anti-Union Practices in NLRB Complaint

Update (April 25, 2022 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time) Nintendo of America has provided a statement to TechRaptor that refutes the National Labor Relations Board complaint made against the company late last…

April 19, 2022 | 03:13 EDT

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Raven Software is Unionizing as Game Workers Alliance

Workers at Raven Software -- one of the developers involved in the Call of Duty games -- have announced their intention to unionize as the Game Workers Alliance, requesting that Activision…

January 21, 2022 | 01:34 EST

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Vodeo Games Has North America's First Video Game Union

You would be forgiven in thinking this has already happened, but Vodeo Games-developer of Beast Breaker-now has North America's first gaming union in Vodeo Workers United. The union is partnered with…

December 15, 2021 | 09:59 EST

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Activision Blizzard Reportedly Responds to Union Organization Efforts

Activision Blizzard has reportedly responded to union organization attempts by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in an email to employees. Several employees at Activision Blizzard are…

December 10, 2021 | 03:55 EST

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First Australian Gaming Union Coming Next Year

Australia is getting its first dedicated gaming union next year. The Australian branch of Game Workers Unite is rebranding as Game Workers Australia, a trade union that will offer several membership…

December 8, 2021 | 08:43 EST

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United Paizo Workers Union Recognized by Paizo

The world of tabletop gaming has just taken a big step forward. In a surprising move, Paizo Publishing, the studio behind the fantasy tabletop RPG Pathfinder, has officially recognized the United…

October 22, 2021 | 11:59 EDT

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Paizo Union Formed by Workers in Response to Management Misconduct Allegations

30+ employees have formed a Paizo Union, making the United Paizo Workers one of the first real efforts at labor organization in the tabletop gaming space. Paizo is best known for the Pathfinder and …

October 14, 2021 | 04:06 EDT

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Union Files NLRB Complaint Against Activision Blizzard Over Labor Law

The Communications Workers of America union has filed an NLRB complaint against Activision Blizzard over alleged violations of federal labor law. Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard was sued by…

September 14, 2021 | 02:30 EDT

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French Union Launches Lawsuit Against Ubisoft Over Harassment

The French union Solidaires Informatique has formally launched a complaint against Ubisoft and several of its key execs. Named figures include CEO Yves Guillemot and former chief creative officer…

July 16, 2021 | 10:57 EDT

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(UPDATED) French Union Solidaires Informatique To Sue Ubisoft Over Harassment

UPDATE (23/07/2020): A representative from Solidaires Informatique told us that it decided to act because the revelations "didn't stop" after the initial wave. Marc Rutschlé, who oversees the Ubisoft…

July 22, 2020 | 11:02 EDT

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Paradox Interactive To Sign CBA With Swedish Labor Unions

Paradox Interactive has announced that it is to sign a collective bargaining agreement, or CBA, with its employees' labor unions. The agreement is expected to be finalized within the current…

June 3, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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Summerfall Studios Moves Crowdfunding to Fig Due to Kickstarter Union Situation

Summerfall Studios co-founders David Gaider and Liam Esler took to Twitter to announce that they're moving their upcoming crowdfunding campaign from Kickstarter to Fig following an apparent anti-…

October 4, 2019 | 07:32 EDT

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Ustwo Games Accused of Union Busting Over Austin Kelmore Dismissal

Ustwo Games — developers of the critically-acclaimed mobile title Monument Valley — has been accused of union-busting over the dismissal of programmer Austin Kelmore. The Independent Workers Union…

October 3, 2019 | 11:11 EDT