Overview

• The April 27 authorization drive concluded with workers signing cards or using an online portal, and Microsoft recognized the unit afterward.
• Members are placed into CWA Locals 9510 in Irvine, 1118 in Albany, and 6215 in Austin.
• The wall-to-wall unit spans developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff across the Diablo franchise, which the CWA calls one of the largest at a Microsoft-owned studio.
• Organizers say repeated mass layoffs across Microsoft’s gaming division were the key catalyst, describing persistent fear over job security.
• Leaders plan to survey members before bargaining on priorities such as AI use, crediting, remote work, pay, job security, and protections against crunch, as other Microsoft-affiliated unions continue negotiating or have ratified contracts.