The tech giant has voluntarily recognized a group of organizing quality assurance professionals at developer ZeniMax Studios.
Skylar Hinnant, a senior QA tester II at ZeniMax Studios based in Rockville, Maryland, said in a statement, “We’re thrilled to kick off 2023 in a workplace that’s stronger and more equitable than it was last year. This is an empowering victory that allows us to protect ourselves and each other in a way we never could without a union. Our hope and belief is that this is the year in which game workers across the country exercise their power and reshape the industry as a whole.
A group of 300 QA workers will join the bargaining unit at Microsoft, representing “the largest group of union-represented Quality Assurance testers at any U.S. game studio,” according to CWA. CWA, which launched a concerted effort to organize the video game industry in
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