US communications workers announced March 25 that consumer research workers in the activation voted in favor of forming a union that Microsoft is already ready to recognize.
Officially called the Equation User Research Union-CWA, it is the first video game-research union of its kind in the North American video game industry. A Press release It is clear about the establishment of a union that he wants to fight for better wages and employment for those working in the consumer research on the call of duty maker.
The video game industry has seen a massive scale in the past two years. The Organizing Committee member Pate Demand has argued that “workers should not feel the punishment for their career they love, and that’s why we are organizing the industry to long -term, sustainable career.”
The CWA has confirmed that after the formation of this union, Microsoft’s studios now have more than 2,000 unioned workers. Attempts to unite were started in the event of a civil rights case against the Aquation Blizzard several years ago. Raven Software was the first studio to unite, and Microsoft had to do Agree to allow alliance efforts Activation in its studios during the snowstorming process. It opened the door for unions in Microsoft -owned companies like Zenmex Online.
The CWA has recently announced the United Video Game Workers-CWA Union for those who do not work in a company like Microsoft. The UVW-CWA is a union across the industry that can include any game developer, and the CWA has confirmed that it has already received more than 350 members since last week.
