
Blizzard Workers Ratify Historic Microsoft Union Pact Amid Xbox Cuts
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Entertainment employees ratified their first union contracts with Microsoft after two years of negotiations. The agreements, covering three bargaining units, introduce industry-leading protections for AI usage, remote work, and layoffs. The deal includes a 14-month recall right for laid-off workers and extra severance, arriving just days before BlizzCon and following Microsoft's announcement of 3,200 job cuts across Xbox.












