Unprompted, Microsoft president says employees 'will never need to' unionise

Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has put some advocacy groups on edge. — Reuters

Stepping into the labour conversation, Microsoft said Thursday it recognised employees' right to form and join a union but believed its own workers "will never need to organise" to facilitate conversations with executives and leaders.

Seemingly unprompted, the Redmond-based company announced that it is poised to respond if a union effort does crop up, writing in a blog post that recent campaigns across the country and in the tech industry have "led us to conclude that inevitably these issues will touch on more businesses, potentially including our own."