Aug 4, 02:38 PM

Raven Software QA Staff Win First Union Contract With Microsoft

Quality-assurance workers at Raven Software, the Wisconsin-based studio behind the Call of Duty franchise, have unanimously ratified their first collective-bargaining agreement with parent company Microsoft. The 19-member Game Workers Alliance–CWA unit secured the deal three years after winning a union vote, closing a protracted negotiation that began while the studio was still part of Activision Blizzard. The three-year contract guarantees a 10% wage increase spread over two years, with additional merit and promotion raises. It eliminates compulsory "crunch" by requiring seven days’ notice for any overtime, banning excessive overtime in consecutive weeks, and prohibiting mandatory overtime during most weeks of each quarter. The agreement also lays out clearer job descriptions, a structured promotions process, expanded disability accommodations, and layoff protections such as severance pay, recall rights and COBRA subsidies. Most QA staff will be allowed to work permanently from home. Raven’s deal is the second union contract finalized at a Microsoft videogame subsidiary this year, following a pact with ZeniMax Media employees in June. The outcome underscores the growing labor foothold in the U.S. games industry and tests Microsoft’s 2022 pledge to remain neutral toward employee organizing efforts.

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