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hawkma999 t1_j21r0zw wrote

In my view, this is honestly one of the better arguments for Microsoft acquiring Activision. MS has already agreed with the CWA to remain neutral in any unionization effort after acquiring Activision. I should be clear that this is a legal agreement.

This is significant since whenever a company interferes with unionization, like Activision did, the dispute goes to the NLRB which can drag on for months. MS would effectively grant their game developers freedom to unionize.

This is significant for the union movement, especially when compared to other large corporations. But this is even bigger for the gaming industry as unions there are are virtually non-existent. And I would think this would go a long way at preventing development crunch, or rushing games in general.

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