Yesterday, with reports of mass layoffs at Xbox looming and set to happen late this week, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) hosted a press conference, where current employees at studios under Microsoft's gaming portfolio spoke out to make it clear they will be fighting these layoffs as much as possible. Though a report today from Kotaku, which spoke to CWA members who attended the conference and presented their own statements reveals yet again how Microsoft has been dragging its feet on negotiating with the unions, leaving developers in a "maddening" state of uncertainty. Seeing Xbox and Microsoft drag their […]

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When Xbox was looking to complete its purchase of Activision Blizzard King, one of the factors that helped get it over the line was agreeing to a neutrality framework with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Ensuring that game developers under Microsoft and Xbox could unionize without fear or opposition from management. Thousands of workers have unionized since, though that hasn't stopped mass layoffs at Microsoft following the closure of the ABK deal. Now, as yet another case of mass layoffs looms over Xbox, the CWA held a press conference today, June 29, to make it clear they are ready […]

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