Bethesda Workers Go On Strike Against Microsoft
Last year, quality-assurance workers at Bethesda and ZeniMax studios formed ZeniMax Workers United, the largest certified video game union in the United States. Now that union is putting its collective power to the test in a brief strike against Bethesda and ZeniMax's parent company, Microsoft.
ZeniMax Workers United has been attempting to negotiate a deal with Microsoft over remote-work requirements while also limiting the number of outsourced QA workers who can be brought in on Bethesda's projects. The union didn't say who Microsoft is outsourcing QA work to, but it accused the company of ignoring requests to negotiate.
"They have continually given us their first proposal again and again, and it's become obvious that our different mobilization tactics have not worked," QA test lead Rhyanna Eichnersaid told Inverse.
Continue Reading at GameSpot-
New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
Business - The New York Times - November 4 -
New York Times tech workers go on strike before election
Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Life Is Strange Dev's Workers Are Going On Strike Over Impending Layoffs
Tech - GameSpot - November 6 -
Workers at Canada's national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries
World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago -
Workers at Canada's national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries
World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Hundreds of Las Vegas Virgin Hotel workers go on strike
Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Workers at German automaker VW protest against cuts, threaten strike
World - Yahoo News - 5 hours ago -
Elon Musk Adds Microsoft to Suit Against OpenAI
Tech - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Microsoft Envisions Every Screen as an Xbox. How’s That Going So Far?
Tech - Wired - October 27
More from GameSpot
-
This Batman Collection Of 4K Movies Has Gotten A Massive Black Friday Discount
Tech - GameSpot - 55 minutes ago -
Save $30 On Alan Wake 2: Deluxe Edition With This Black Friday Discount
Tech - GameSpot - 1 hour ago -
E.T. 40th Anniversary 4K Blu-Ray Gift Set Is Only $20 At Amazon
Tech - GameSpot - 1 hour ago -
Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 Adds More Servers While Team Works "Around The Clock" To Fix Issues
Tech - GameSpot - 1 hour ago -
Get The Entire Mad Max 5-Film Saga In 4K For $70 With This Black Friday Deal
Tech - GameSpot - 1 hour ago