Communications Workers of America Union today announced that it would allow a strike against Microsoft thanks to the $69 billion acquisition, a subsidiary of Microsoft, the parent company of Bethesda, a negotiation member of Zenimax Media. According to the CWA, this comes after more than a year of failed negotiations on the first contract between the two.
Zenimax Workers United-CWA said the leader voted 94% to approve the strike and Microsoft was unable to secure a contract with them after nearly two years of negotiations. They have negotiated “major concerns, including the lack of better wages, workplace improvements, and remote work options and the exchange of internal quality assurance work to outsourced labor without notifying the union.”
The CWA previously filed unfair labor practice charges against Microsoft. We also held a one-day strike. There, Zenimax Workers United members left the offices of their Maryland and Texas companies. The union said at the time that it was “not afraid to do what it takes to make sure Microsoft meets at the negotiation table on important issues such as remote work options and outsourcing.”
In a statement, QA tester Aubree Litchfield, a member of the company and QA tester, said: “Paying employees with livable wages as a multi-trillion dollar company is at least something they can do.
A Microsoft spokesperson said Statement to Verge“We respect the right to express our team’s perspective and are deeply committed to reaching a fair and impartial resolution that recognizes the team’s contribution. There have been significant progress in the negotiation process, and we have reached tentative agreements on most of the topics at the table.”
