ZeniMax workers vote to strike over Microsoft negotiations

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 with them after nearly two years of negotiations. They’ve been bargaining for “better wages, workplace improvements, and key concerns, including a lack of remote work options and the company’s replacement of in-house quality assurance work with outsourced labor without notifying the union.” The CWA has previously filed an unfair labor practice charge against Microsoft. It also organized one-day strikes, where ZeniMax Workers United members walked out of the company’s offices in Maryland and Tex ... Read full article.