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Finally a contract for the one that started it all.
Finally a contract for the one that started it all.

The Verge

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Finally a contract for the one that started it all.

Posted Aug 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM UTC Finally a contract for the one that started it all. Workers at Raven Software have finally secured their first union contract winning for its members guaranteed wage increases, protection against mandatory overtime known as crunch, and more. The win comes three years after quality assurance workers at the Call of Duty support studio organized the Game Workers Alliance in collaboration with the Communications Workers of America. The GWA would become the first union organized at Activision Blizzard before Microsoft acquired the publisher in 2023. The organization efforts at Raven heralded a string of unionization drives within Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, and beyond. Raven Software Workers Secure First Contract at Microsoft [ Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Ash Parrish Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Ash Parrish Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Entertainment Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Gaming Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Labor Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Tech

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