Microsoft To Willfully Recognize Its First Unionization Of Videogame Testers

Microsoft Corp MSFT looked to voluntarily acknowledge a union of 300 videogame testers at subsidiary ZeniMax Studios if they vote to unionize.
It marked a first for the company in the U.S., the Communication Workers of America union (CWA) said, Reuters reports.
ZeniMax employees at four locations in Maryland and Texas began voting through an online platform.
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ZeniMax owns significant game franchises, including The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.
Microsoft, in June, agreed with the CWA to remain neutral in union organizing campaigns at Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI, which Microsoft sought to purchase for $69 billion.
Microsoft President Brad Smith recently expressed the company's support for employee unionization.
Smith acknowledged the legal right of employees to form or join a union as he saw it futile to resist lawful efforts to participate in activities like unionization.
Game testers at Activision units Blizzard Albany and Raven Software voted this year for unionization.
Blizzard Albany has developed installments of popular video game franchises, including Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
The NLRB accused Activision of violating federal labor law by threatening retaliation against workers who use social media to discuss working conditions.
Price Action: MSFT shares traded higher by 0.08% at $250.40 premarket on the last check Tuesday.
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