Blizzard's Overwatch 2 developers have successfully unionized under the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild, making it the second union formed at the company in recent months. Supported by nearly 200 team members, including various roles from artists to engineers, their unionization follows significant layoffs at Microsoft, which impacted the Blizzard team. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) confirmed with a press release that an overwhelming majority of workers sought union representation, highlighting their desire to address issues like job security and pay disparities as they prepare to negotiate their first contract.
“Game developers behind Activision Blizzard's hit franchise Overwatch have joined the Communications Workers of America (CWA), becoming the latest group of video game workers at Microsoft-owned studios to form a wall-to-wall union.”
“With the Overwatch 2 team's unionization, the number of unionized game developers working at Microsoft now exceeds 2,000 employees. However, the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild now has to bargain for its first contract.”
Collection
[
|
...
]