"Microsoft-Owned Activision's 1000-Strong Union Marks Milestone in Gaming Industry"
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600 Activision Blizzard quality assurance (QA) workers have formed the largest game union in the US, joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA) to create Activision Quality Assurance United - CWA. Microsoft, which acquired Activision Blizzard, voluntarily recognized the union, marking a significant milestone in the gaming industry's labor rights movement. The unionization aims to address low pay and lack of protections for QA testers, and comes amidst increasing industry-wide layoffs and closures, with more US developers moving to unionize in response.
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- 600 Activision QA staff have become gaming's biggest union to date Eurogamer.net
- New Activision QA union is the largest in the video game industry CNBC
- Workers at Microsoft-Owned Activision Vote to Unionize The New York Times
- Microsoft game testers boost union ranks at company to 1000 The Star Online
- Microsoft, the union-friendly tech titan | Analysis The Seattle Times
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