Microsoft will respect Activision Blizzard’s union after acquisition

Microsoft has agreed to respect the Game Workers Alliance at Activision Blizzard, one of the first unions in game development, according to an interview with the Washington Post.

Microsoft president Brad Smith made the statement today in support of the union, which was organized by quality assurance testers at Raven Software, an Activision Blizzard development studio. The company behind Xbox also revealed that it will form a labor neutrality agreement with the Communications Workers of America union, which has provided support to game workers looking to organize unions.