Quality assurance (QA) staff at Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media have become the first workers at Microsoft to launch a union: the ZeniMax Workers United – CWA.
Beginning a thread of tweets yesterday (December 5), the ZeniMax Workers United wrote: “Today we, a majority of QA workers at ZeniMax, are proud to announce the launch of our union with @CWAunion.
“We are the first group of workers at Microsoft to formally unionize. We are empowered to advocate for ourselves & build a future where we can thrive alongside the company.
“We are empowered to advocate for ourselves & build a future where we can thrive alongside the company.”
The statement continued: “QA workers at ZeniMax are extremely passionate about our work and the games we make. Having a seat at the table will ensure we receive fair compensation for the work that we do.
“A union on the job will…