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Blizzard Video Game Workers Win First Union Contracts
Original: Video Game Workers at Blizzard Won First Union Contracts
Workers at video game maker Blizzard Entertainment have won their first union contracts, a milestone for labor organizing in the gaming industry. The agreements cover employees who organized with the help of the Communications Workers of America, and come amid a wave of union drives across major game studios. Supporters say the contracts set a precedent for better pay, job security and workplace protections in the industry.
Why now: Unionization in the video game industry is gaining momentum, and these first contracts mark a concrete victory that other game workers may follow.
Blizzard EntertainmentCommunications Workers of AmericaActivision Blizzard
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- Video Game Workers at Blizzard Won First Union Contracts · jacobin.com
- Video Game Workers at Blizzard Won First Union Contracts · Yahoo
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