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Sega of America workers have ratified their union contract
Workers at Sega of America, a division of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., have officially ratified their union contract. This makes it one of the first major North American video-game companies to take this step.
Microsoft agrees to union contract terms involving the use of AI
Microsoft and the Communications Workers of America union have reached an agreement regarding the use of AI with regard to employee rights. This is the first US instance of collective bargaining in Microsoft’s history.
Microsoft is hiring dozens of ZeniMax QA contractors as unionized employees
Microsoft says it will hire 77 ZeniMax QA contractors as unionized employees. One of the perks for the workers is a copy of Starfield, a game they worked on and wouldn't otherwise have gotten for free.
Sega of America workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize
A group of more than 200 workers at Sega of America have voted to unionize.
Sega of America workers are forming a union
The group asks SEGA to recognize the union voluntarily ahead of an official vote.
Apple accused of illegally firing pro-union workers
A union claims Apple fired store workers for labor activism.
CWA union files another unfair labor charge against eBay-owned TCGplayer
The Communications Workers of America has filed a fourth unfair labor charge against eBay-owned TCGplayer within two months. This time, the CWA says the company illegally fired a worker for engaging in union activity.
Activision accused of illegally firing game testers who opposed a return to office
Activision is facing a union allegation that it illegally fired two QA testers for opposing its return-to-office plans.
CWA files unfair labor practice charge against eBay's trading card subsidiary
The CWA has accused TCGplayer of 'unlawful surveillance of union activity.' If TCGplayer workers' union drive is successful, they'll form the first union within eBay.
Workers at eBay-owned trading card marketplace TCGplayer are trying to unionize
More than 280 workers at TCGplayer, an online marketplace for trading card games like 'Magic: The Gathering' and 'Pokémon,' are trying to unionize. A supermajority of the workers have filed for a union representation election. If they're successful, they'll form the first union at eBay, which bought TCGplayer in 2022.
Blizzard support studio workers drop union bid (updated)
Workers at a Blizzard support studio have dropped their bid to unionize, allegedly due to pressure tactics.
Microsoft is now the home of the video game industry's largest union
Microsoft has formally recognized ZeniMax Workers United/CWA, instantly making this the largest union in the video game industry and the first union at Microsoft overall.
Activision Blizzard accused of spying on protesting workers
Activision Blizzard is facing a labor complaint accusing it of illegally surveilling workers who walked out in protest.
Microsoft formally agrees to respect Activision Blizzard unionization efforts
The Communications Workers of America now says it will support the proposed merger.
Apple Store employees accuse company of union busting
The company allegedly held captive audience meetings in the lead up to a union election in Atlanta.
CWA accuses Activision of threatening employees for discussing work conditions
It’s the second time the union has filed an unfair labor practices charge against the company
Verizon fires worker for union organizing, CWA alleges
Shortly after two Verizon retail locations successfully unionized in Washington State, the company has fired a worker at its Seattle Northgate and Aurora Village stores. He contends it was explicitly their reaction to his own organizing efforts.
Apple Store workers in Atlanta file for first union election in the US
They want to organize with the Communications Workers of America.
Facebook limits ad targeting following discrimination settlement
Facebook has settled the lawsuit accusing the company of violating housing discrimination law through its ad system, and it's making changes to reduce the chances of future issues with housing ads and beyond. Marketers who want to run ads for credit, employment or housing will no longer have options to target using age, gender or ZIP code. They'll also have a "much smaller" range of categories to use in the first place, and won't have access to "detailed" targeting that relates to protected social classes. As a user, you'll eventually have access to a tool to search for housing ads targeted at locations across the US, even if you wouldn't normally see them.
The teen hackers who cracked the CIA chief's email are back
"Crackas With Attitude," the hacking group that reportedly broke into CIA chief John Brennan's personal email last October (and whose contents have since been released by Wikileaks), have once again made headlines by infiltrating a number of personal accounts owned Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper's.
