Their group, the Game Workers Alliance, would be the first union at a major American video game maker.
Efforts to organize workers in the U.S. video game industry advanced Friday as quality assurance staffers at Call of Duty studio Raven Software say they intend to form a union.Their group, the Game Workers Alliance, would be the first union at a major American video game maker, one that is set to become part of Microsoft should the tech giant’s plannedsince December to protest Activision’s decision to drop a dozen QA contractors.
34 members of the QA staff voted to form GWA in affiliation with the Communication Workers of America. The union won’t be official unless Activision voluntarily recognizes it or the group is certified through an electionThe multi-billion-dollar global game industry, which employs tens of thousands of workers, is largely non-unionized, with some exceptions mainly in Europe.
For years, challenging work conditions, including workplace misconduct, crunched development cycles and limited project-to-project job security have sparked
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