Microsoft's entrance into a labor neutrality agreement is an unprecedneted deal for the game industry, which has been notoriously hostile to worker collectives since its inception.
, a group of quality assurance developers made history after winning that vote, forming the first AAA union at one of the biggest game companies on the planet. Activision Blizzard’s response was pushback: “We believe that an important decision that will impact the entire Raven Software studio of roughly 350 people should not be made by 19 Raven employees” spokesperson Kelvin Liu told WIRED.
But Activision Blizzard can no longer continue that fight.
Microsoft’s willingness to work with the CWA bodes well for future efforts to organize at the company, but the road ahead to better working conditions is still long. Agreeing on a contract is a prolonged, intensive process that requires compromise and repeated negotiations on behalf of both parties. Kotick claims that bargaining will take place in good faith, but at this point the company has a legal obligation to come to the table. He has no choice.
Still, Kotick’s promise is a “positive step toward high road labor relations at Activision,” CWA’s secretary-treasurer Sara Steffens told WIRED. “[We] hope,” she says, “[Kotick’s announcement] is the first of many steps toward full collaboration between Activision Blizzard leadership and employees to positively shape the future of Activision through a strong union contract.”
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