Utvecklare på Double Fine ansöker om att bilda fackförbund hos Microsoft

Anställda vid den Microsoft-ägda spelstudion Double Fine lämnade den 7 maj in en begäran till National Labor Relations Board om att bilda ett fackförbund. Gruppen, som består av 42 heltids- och deltidsanställda, söker både ett val och ett frivilligt erkännande från företaget. Initiativet stöds av Communications Workers of America.

Tillkännagivandet kom kort efter lanseringen av studions senaste spel, Kiln, som släpptes på Game Pass. Double Fine är känt för titlar som Psychonauts och förvärvades av Microsoft 2018. Begäran markerar det första fackliga initiativet vid en fristående Xbox-studio under den nya vd:n Asha Sharma.

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