Overview
- Double Fine, which filed Thursday with the National Labor Relations Board, is seeking representation for all 42 regular part‑ and full‑time employees.
- Workers asked Microsoft to voluntarily recognize the union while also petitioning for an NLRB election to secure representation.
- The Communications Workers of America, which is organizing the effort, says Microsoft has agreed to remain neutral and not interfere.
- Specific bargaining goals are not public, and recent CWA wins at Microsoft have centered on layoff rules, severance, and guardrails on AI outsourcing.
- The effort continues a union wave across Xbox teams that accelerated under a 2022 neutrality deal and carried on after that agreement lapsed in 2025.