Quality Assurance Personnel activision Member of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union and endorsed by Microsoft.
About 600 QA workers have signed union authorization cards or indicated through an online portal that they want union representation. They are the first groups organized at Activision Blizzard under the neutrality agreement between the CWA and Microsoft.
With the formation of the union, Activision Quality Assurance United-CWA becomes the largest union-represented group of workers at U.S. game studios, bringing the total number of Microsoft employees represented by CWA to 1,000.
“Microsoft continues to keep its promise to let employees decide for themselves whether to join a union,” said CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. “Time and again, other big companies in the industry have decided to undermine and attack employees when they unionize. Them.” Form a union.
“Microsoft’s selection will strengthen its corporate culture and ability to serve customers and should serve as a model for the industry.”
“We remain committed to our commitment to neutrality during our organizing events, and following this vote we recognize CWA as Activision Publishing Central,” said Amy Pannoni, vice president and deputy general manager. Negotiator for quality assurance employees.” Microsoft Human Resources Legal Counsel.
“We look forward to continuing our positive labor relations.”
Last year, ZeniMax Studios QA staff joined ZeniMax Workers United/CWA, joining a growing list of employees from companies such as Raven Software, Blizzard Albany, SEGA, eBay-owned TCGplayer, and others that have organized with CODE-CWA.