QA workers at ZeniMax reach tentative contract agreement

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. The over 300 quality assurance workers of the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union have reached a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft. It is the first contract agreement at Microsoft since the concerted effort to unionize the video game industry began roughly four years ago. “This is a monumental victory for all current video game workers and for those that come after,” said Page Branson, a Senior QA Tester at ZeniMax in the press release announcing the agreement. A ratification vote for the contract will take place in late June. The union, organized by the Communication Workers of America (CWA), was formed in 2023 and was voluntarily recognized by Microsoft as a part of the company’s labor neutrality agreement with the CWA. In the two years since, the union and Microsoft engaged in contract negotiations that ... Read full article.