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United Videogame Workers union launches with CWA backing News Mar 20th, 2025

United Videogame Workers union launches with CWA backing

“The creation of this union was not done in isolation; it’s a cumulative effort by the thousands of video game workers"

ZeniMax Online Studios staff have formed a union News Dec 13th, 2024

ZeniMax Online Studios staff have formed a union

461 staff have created the bargaining unit

2K mocap studio votes for unionisation News Nov 25th, 2024

2K mocap studio votes for unionisation

"It is inspiring that the core driving force of this movement is empathy for one another"

2K's California mocap studio files to unionise News Oct 24th, 2024

2K's California mocap studio files to unionise

The group asked for recognition from Take-Two, but the publishing giant reported declined

Raven union accuses Microsoft and Activision Blizzard of "bad faith bargaining" News Aug 29th, 2024

Raven union accuses Microsoft and Activision Blizzard of "bad faith bargaining"

The studio has been in negotiations for over two years

Bethesda US studios have unionised News Jul 22nd, 2024

Bethesda US studios have unionised

This is the first full bargaining unit within Microsoft's games business

Bethesda Montreal files for unionisation News Jun 28th, 2024

Bethesda Montreal files for unionisation

This is the second ZeniMax outfit to form a bargaining unit

CWA claims Microsoft partner Lionbridge has taken part in unfair labour practices News Jun 12th, 2024

CWA claims Microsoft partner Lionbridge has taken part in unfair labour practices

The union signed a neutrality agreement with the Big M in 2022

ZeniMax now included in Microsoft CWA neutrality agreement News May 31st, 2024

ZeniMax now included in Microsoft CWA neutrality agreement

The union initially entered into the partnership in 2022

Avalanche to sign labour agreement with Swedish unions News Apr 15th, 2024

Avalanche to sign labour agreement with Swedish unions

Agreement with Unionen and Engineers of Sweden to come into effect in Q2 2025

UK games union membership up 'almost' 50% in 2023 News Jan 22nd, 2024

UK games union membership up 'almost' 50% in 2023

“It’s felt like a deluge of redundancies in the past five or six months. It just keeps coming and coming"

Microsoft converts ZeniMax contractors to unionised workers News Dec 11th, 2023

Microsoft converts ZeniMax contractors to unionised workers

23 made full time employees, another 54 given temporary roles

Sega US reportedly threatening unionising staff with layoffs News Nov 17th, 2023

Sega US reportedly threatening unionising staff with layoffs

"Sega will not be allowed to get away with this unlawful behaviour"

Staff at QA firm Experis Game Solutions begin unionisation effort News Oct 24th, 2023

Staff at QA firm Experis Game Solutions begin unionisation effort

The number of staff forming a bargaining unit has not been specified

CWA: “It is a new day for workers at Activision Blizzard" News Oct 16th, 2023

CWA: “It is a new day for workers at Activision Blizzard"

Union says the acquisition represents a massive milestone for labour relations in the games industry

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