Zenimax QA workers wins an initial union contract with Microsoft

After two years of negotiation, Zenimax United-CWA workers, the union that represents quality assurance workers at Zenimax Media Microsoftand According to telecommunications workers in America. Etihad originally It was formed in 2023 It was immediately recognized by Microsoft, which I adhered to Stay neutral towards the union organization In Zenimax in 2024.

The new contract will cover more than 300 employees in Zenimax and include “a significant increase in comprehensive wages in addition to the minimum new salaries of workers,” says CWA. The contract also includes the language protection language from The effects of artificial intelligence And “a credit policy that clearly recognizes the contributions of quality guarantee workers in the video games they are helping to create.”

“video games Titan’s revenues in the entire entertainment industry have been for years, and the workers who develop these games are often exploited because of their passion and creativity, “JESSEE Leeese, which is a quality guarantee test and Zenimax United-CWA workers in the CWA advertisement. We who make these games, and we will be the ones who set new standards for fair treatment.”

The new contract is considered “temporary” until the union members are approved, but since current contracts often work as a reference in the ongoing negotiations, it is possible that the guaranteed Zenimax workers’ agreements are a standard for other unions to move forward. Zenimax Qa Testers are not the only video game Federation in Microsoft – Quality Assurance Workers in RAVEN programQuality Assurance workers in ActivisionWorkers in Zenimax Online Studios and Development team behind Overwatch All are still in active negotiations with the company.

Outside Microsoft, CWA also announced United Game Work-Cwa Union In GDC for this year, as another option to act. UNITED Game-CWA is a direct union to join, and it is a work organization that all workers can make in a manufacturer in which it is involved without the need for a legal appreciation from a business owner. The idea is that the workers working at the present time, any person who has been demobilized, and all independents can exercise power together, even without a possible contract suspended in the balance.