Video game testers form Microsoft’s first union

A group of video game testers is forming Microsoft's first labour union in the US and the largest in the video game industry. Communications Workers of America said on Jan 3, 2023, that about 300 quality assurance workers at Microsoft video game subsidiary ZeniMax Studios have voted to join the union. — AP

A group of about 300 video game testers working for Microsoft Corp’s ZeniMax Studios voted to form what will be the software giant’s first union and the largest in the video game industry.

Microsoft formally recognised the union, sticking to a labour neutrality pledge it made last summer, according to a statement from the Communications Workers of America, which represents the union. Microsoft said in June it would agree to recognise any group of workers who voted to organise, as it seeks to win regulatory support for its US$69bil (RM303.53bil) purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc.