After Raven QA's successful union drive, we saw a veritable cavalcade of games industry organizing.
These early victories precipitated the biggest coup so far in videogame labor organizing: the, which includes Starfield and Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda. In addition to the sheer size of the union organized, the ZeniMax drive was notable for the relative cooperation of parent company Microsoft. In the lead-up, figures like Xbox head Phil Spencer and Microsoft CVP and general counsel Lisa Tanzi
Microsoft followed through with this rhetoric in its dealings with ZeniMax Workers United, and CWA president Chris Shelton stated that Microsoft's actions"should serve as a model for the industry and as a blueprint for regulators." The stark contrast with Activision Blizzard's combativeness is particularly notable given Microsoft's pending $68.7 billion acquisition of the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft publisher.
That acquisition and its success could have a major influence on the labor movement in gaming going into 2023. This wave of studio unionizations first sprung up in opposition to Activision Blizzard management, with the company's resistance to labor organization galvanizing its workers but also significantly impeding the unionization process. A milder Activision Blizzard moderated by Microsoft could provide a more favorable environment for future studios to organize in.
Even if the merger doesn't go through though, it's hard to see this momentum as a glitch games industry companies can patch out. An important test coming up is the union drive at the amusingly named Spellbreak developer, which was acquired by Activision Blizzard in 2022. The Proletariat Workers Alliance is the first instance in this current wave of unionizations of multiple departments, not just quality assurance, participating in the effort.
It also remains to be seen what kind of contracts can be won at successfully unionized workplaces, and if similar movements can take hold at other publishers like Ubisoft and EA.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
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