Workers at Bethesda parent company strike over remote work …

1 day ago · Workers are striking over claims that ZeniMax leadership has failed to address employee issues regarding remote work and outsourcing. “Today, we are on strike,” ZeniMax …

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1 day ago · They are protesting Microsoft's outsourcing practices and ZeniMax's remote work policy. ... the Bethesda parent company in March 2021 as part of an $8.1 billion all-cash deal. …

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Why are Bethesda workers on strike?

Hundreds of Bethesda employees in Texas and Maryland walked off their jobs Wednesday morning to protest Microsoft's unwillingness to budge at the bargaining table. ZeniMax Workers United, one of the largest video game unions in the US, confirmed on X that workers are officially on strike. ...

Why did Microsoft and Bethesda strike?

The purpose of the strike is to bring Microsoft and Bethesda back to the bargaining table to limit the percentage of quality assurance testers the company outsources relative to the number of full-time workers in its bargaining unit. In other words, union members want the work that Bethesda is allegedly outsourcing to contractors. ...

Will Bethesda's office policy force employees to find new jobs?

Regarding remote work, Bethesda’s policy could likely force employees to find new jobs if the office policy suddenly changed to five days a week, given that current employees were hired under different conditions when remote work was “allowed.” Microsoft/Bethesda has yet to comment on the current CWA strike. ...

Are Microsoft workers on strike?

"We are not afraid to do what's necessary to make sure that Microsoft meets us at the bargaining table over key issues like remote work options and outsourcing," ZeniMax Workers United said on X, formerly Twitter. "Today, we are on strike." ...

Are Bethesda Game Studios employees forming a union?

Bethesda Game Studios employees joined "a surge of workers" forming unions in the video game industry, according to the CWA, which lists members at SEGA of America, Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Tender Claws. gc/des ...

Is Microsoft stonewalling employees on remote work & outsourcing?

Despite the company's insistence that it is willing to negotiate, ZeniMax says the parent company has not answered any of the union's requests. Employees claim Microsoft is stonewalling them on remote work and outsourcing. We deserve job security and improved working conditions. ...