Published on: 2025-06-06 01:42:04
After two years of negotiating, ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, the union representing quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Media, has reached a tentative union contract with Microsoft, according to the Communication Workers of America. The union originally formed in 2023 and was immediately recognized by Microsoft, which made its commitment to stay neutral towards union organizing at ZeniMax official in 2024. The new contract will cover over 300 ZeniMax employees and includes "substantial across-t
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Politico became one of the first newsrooms last year to win a union contract that included rules on how the media outlet can deploy artificial intelligence. The PEN Guild, which represents Politico and its sister publication, environment and energy site E&E News, is now gearing up for another first. The union’s members allege that the AI provisions in their contract have been violated, and they’re preparing for a groundbreaking legal dispute with management. The outcome could set a precedent for
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Storage space is a hot commodity. No one knows this better than the professionals working with large files on a regular basis. Be it you are a photographer, videographer, or even a gamer, you may be interested in this new offering at Amazon. Right now, the UnionSine Ultra-Slim HDD has been marked down by 15%. This brings this 500GB hard drive down from $33 to just $28, which is the lowest price ever. Use that money saved to order a side of fries with your next burger. See at Amazon Slim and Po
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Fortnite faces complaint from actors' union over AI Darth Vader 1 hour ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Fortnite/Epic Games Actor union Sag-Aftra has filed a complaint over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate the voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader in Fortnite. The union said Llama Productions - a subsidiary of Epic, which makes the hit video game - had chosen "to replace the work of human performers with AI technology". It has alleged the company d
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On Monday, SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Epic subsidiary Llama Productions for implementing an AI-generated Darth Vader voice in Fortnite on Friday without first notifying or bargaining with the union, as their contract requires. Llama Productions is the official signatory to SAG-AFTRA's collective bargaining agreement for Fortnite, making it legally responsible for adhering to the union's terms regarding the employment of voice
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The team of nearly 200 Activision Blizzard developers behind the Overwatch franchise has unionized. Formed under the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild is the latest wall-to-wall Blizzard union to be recognized by parent company Microsoft since the World of Warcraft development team announced its own union last July. The CWA announced on Friday that “an overwhelming majority of workers have either signed a union authorization card or indicated that they want
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Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch team has formed a wall-to-wall union under the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union, which has been recognized by parent company Microsoft, includes nearly 200 developers "across all disciplines," from design and production to quality assurance, the CWA said in its announcement. It’s the latest development in a broader organizing effort by video game workers, who aim to secure better job protections and improve their working conditions. Last summer,
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Content moderators who comb through harmful material uploaded to online platforms have formed a global trade union alliance in a bid to improve working conditions. The Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators (GTUACM) announced today in Nairobi, Kenya, says it aims to “hold Big Tech responsible” for failing to address workers’ issues like low wages, trauma, and lack of union representation across the industry. Companies like Meta, Bytedance, and Alphabet often outsource content moderat
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The video game industry’s first direct-join union has grown to roughly 445 members since its launch, amidst industry-wide job loss and an escalating federal crackdown on workers’ rights. The United Videogame Workers union, which launched with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), was announced March 19 at the Game Developers Conference. It’s an effort on behalf of developers and the CWA to champion unionization efforts without relying on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a feder
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The Communication Workers of America union announced today that bargaining members of ZeniMax Media — the parent company of Bethesda and, thanks to a $69 billion acquisition, a subsidiary of Microsoft — have voted to authorize a strike against Microsoft. According to the CWA, this comes after over a year of failed negotiations for a first contract between the two. ZeniMax Workers United-CWA voted 94% for its leaders to authorize the strike, saying that Microsoft has failed to secure a contract
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SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, announced agreements to allow both students and game jam participants to work with union performers, despite the ongoing video game strike. The union created the Student Interactive Waiver agreement and the Game Jam Waiver Agreement, both of which provide video game developers at every stage of their careers the opportunity to work with union performers. “With these new agreements, SAG-AFTRA can help support game developers at all levels who want to work with un
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At GDC 2025, workers announced an industry-wide union with open doors allowing game developers, employed or not, to join. The United Videogame Workers, which organized under the Communications Workers of America, aims to empower games industry workers to collectively push for industry-wide benefits and protections. The UVW launched with 100 members, reaching a total of 200 on the first day as more workers joined. Right now, the union is focused on growing its membership to achieve the eventual
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At GDC 2025, workers announced an industry-wide union with open doors allowing game developers, employed or not, to join. The United Videogame Workers, which organized under the Communications Workers of America, aims to empower games industry workers to collectively push for industry-wide benefits and protections. The UVW launched with 100 members, reaching a total of 200 on the first day as more workers joined. Right now, the union is focused on growing its membership to achieve the eventual
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There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and beyond to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status." The union makes its official debut at the "Video Game Labor at a Crossroads: New Pathways to Industry-Wide Organizing" panel at GDC. Workers will be sharing a petition at the event to gain support
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There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and beyond to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status." The union makes its official debut at the "Video Game Labor at a Crossroads: New Pathways to Industry-Wide Organizing" panel at GDC. Workers will be sharing a petition at the event to gain support
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-31 21:19:10
Digital banking services provider Alkami Technology is acquiring Mantl, which has been described as “the Shopify of account opening,” for $400 million. Mantl, founded in 2016 by Nathaniel Harley and Benjamin Conant, developed software to make it easier for people to open accounts digitally at community banks and credit unions. The end goal is that those institutions can increase deposits and ultimately, profits. The deal is expected to close by the end of March. Alkami told TechCrunch via emai
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Digital banking services provider Alkami Technology is acquiring Mantl, which has been described as “the Shopify of account opening,” for $400 million. Mantl, founded in 2016 by Nathaniel Harley and Benjamin Conant, developed software to make it easier for people to open accounts digitally at community banks and credit unions. The end goal is that those institutions can increase deposits and ultimately, profits. The deal is expected to close by the end of March. Alkami told TechCrunch via emai
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