The Activision Blizzard Union Win Is Only a Beginning
WiredMAR 28 2022
This new deal will give a much-needed voice to Activision employees. The video game industry and major tech companies have been slow to organize, but this deal marks a significant step forward in protecting workers' rights and collectivizing employee power.
This agreement is great PR for Microsoft. It also isn't as risky a move for the company as it would be for an organization like Amazon, which employs hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers. Microsoft employs largely well-compensated, white-collar workers who are unlikely to unionize.