Blizzard Employees Unionize Across Multiple Teams Amidst Industry Unrest

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Blizzard's Hearthstone team, along with other Blizzard units, has voted to unionize under the CWA, motivated by concerns over layoffs and workplace protections, with the expiration of a neutrality agreement that previously prevented company interference. The union aims to negotiate better job security, wages, remote work support, and protections against harassment and AI misuse, building on the momentum of earlier union efforts at Blizzard and other Microsoft studios.
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