"Union Members Unaffected as Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Lay Off 1900 Employees and Cancel Long-Awaited Game"

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) initially claimed that none of its members were affected by the recent Microsoft and Activision Blizzard layoffs, but former Blizzard Entertainment VFX artist Rachel Quitevis, a CWA union member, refuted this statement, highlighting the impact on union members. The CWA continues to advocate for unionization in the game industry, emphasizing the need for workers to organize and influence redundancy practices. Despite the CWA's initial opposition to the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger, it eventually supported the move after entering into a labor neutrality agreement with Microsoft. The union encourages game developers to consider unionization to establish greater transparency and layoff protections.