Overview

• Nineteen Raven Software quality assurance workers unanimously ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Microsoft after nearly three years of negotiations.
• The contract locks in a guaranteed 10% wage increase over two years and includes merit-based raises alongside a transparent promotions process to establish clear career pathways.
• Mandatory overtime is capped by a requirement for at least seven days’ advance notice, a ban on excessive back-to-back forced overtime and limits on mandatory hours in most weeks of a quarter.
• Union members secured permanent remote work rights plus expanded disability accommodations and layoff protections, including severance, recall rights and COBRA subsidies.
• This agreement builds on Microsoft’s 2022 labor neutrality pledge and follows a June contract ratification by ZeniMax workers, making it the second union deal at a Microsoft-owned game studio in 2025.