US EditionDoom, Quake Developers Form Wall-to-Wall Union at Id Software
Approximately 165 non-managerial id Software employees formed a union with the Communications Workers of America to address layoffs, remote work, and working conditions.
- On Friday, roughly 165 id Software employees announced they had unionized with the Communications Workers of America, and Microsoft voluntarily recognized the new union.
- Workers began organizing roughly 18 months back in the id Software organizing effort, accelerating after Microsoft layoffs and Bethesda studios closures months ago.
- The vote establishes a unit that includes artists, engineers and other non-managers and covers every non-managerial employee at id Software; a majority vote favored the union, prioritizing remote work protections.
- The union aims to negotiate a contract with Microsoft that reflects workers' skill and dedication, using Bethesda collective bargaining contract as a blueprint for pay, remote work, and severance talks.
- This comes amid a years-long wave of organizing at Microsoft-owned game studios, with id joining Blizzard and others after Microsoft bought ZeniMax for over $8 billion, while Doom: The Dark Ages and The Game Awards recognition add public focus.
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Doom, Quake Developers Form Wall-to-wall Union at id Software
165 workers at id Software, the studio behind the Doom and Quake franchises, have elected to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in yet another wall-to-wall developer union within Microsoft.
Staff at iD Software vote to unionise following widespread Xbox layoffs
The staff at the Texas-based studio iD Software, known for developing DOOM Eternal and DOOM: The Dark Ages, have voted to unionise. As per the Communication Workers of America, 165 iD Software staff members have voted to join the CWA Local 6215 in Richardson, Texas. Microsoft has recognised the union. According to id Software Producer Andrew Willis, the organising effort is “wall-to-wall”. This means the bargaining unit includes staff from diffe…
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slashdot.orgDoom Studio id Software Forms 'Wall-To-Wall' Union
id Software employees voted to form a wall-to-wall union with the CWA, covering all roles at the Doom studio. "The vote wasn't unanimous, though a majority did vote in favor of the union," notes Engadget. From the report: The union will work in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), which is the same organization involved with parent company ZeniMax's recent unionization efforts. Microsoft, who owns ZeniMax, has already re…
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