Microsoft videogame testers form company’s first US union

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A group of about 300 videogame testers at Microsoft subsidiary Zenimax Studios have voted to unionise, the Communication Workers of America union said, marking a first for the tech giant in the US.

A group of about 300 videogame testers at Microsoft subsidiary Zenimax Studios have voted to unionise. File photo.A group of about 300 videogame testers at Microsoft subsidiary Zenimax Studios have voted to unionise, the Communication Workers of America union said, marking a first for the tech giant in the US.

Voluntarily agreeing to bargain allows Microsoft to avoid a formal election overseen by the US National Labor Relations Board and the legal battles that often ensue. "Microsoft is charting a different course which will strengthen its corporate culture and ability to serve its customers and should serve as a model for the industry and as a blueprint for regulators," Shelton said.

 

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