World of Warcraft Developers Form Largest Union at Microsoft-Owned Studio
Over 500 Blizzard employees across multiple departments join the Communications Workers of America, marking a significant milestone in the gaming industry's labor movement.
- The World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild includes designers, engineers, artists, QA testers, and more.
- This is the first wall-to-wall union at Activision Blizzard and the largest at a Microsoft-owned studio.
- Unionization follows a 2021 walkout over harassment and discrimination allegations at Blizzard.
- Microsoft's labor neutrality agreement facilitated the unionization process without company interference.
- The union aims to negotiate for better pay, benefits, job security, and remote work options.
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