Microsoft Incorporates Contract Game Testers into ZeniMax Union

In a landmark move for the gaming industry, 23 workers will become full-time employees, while all will receive raises and free copies of Starfield.

Microsoft has agreed to incorporate 77 contract game testers into the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union, a significant move for the gaming industry's labor movement.
23 of these workers will become full-time employees, receiving a pay increase of 22.2%, while the remaining 54 will be hired as temporary employees with a 15.3% pay increase.
All 77 workers will receive free copies of Starfield, the game they helped debug, marking a new practice for contractors in the gaming industry.
Workers will also receive benefits such as paid holidays and paid sick leave, which were previously only available for workers in locations which mandate paid time off for illness.
The unionization of these workers could pave the way for similar organizing efforts in other gaming companies.