After two years of negotiating, ZeniMax QA workers represented by ZeniMax Workers United-CWA have reached a tentative union contract with Microsoft.
The new contract covers over 300 ZeniMax employees, offering substantial wage increases, new minimum salaries, and protection from AI impacts as well as a crediting policy.
The agreement sets new standards for fair treatment in the video game industry, acknowledging the QA workers' contributions to the games they help create.
The union contract is pending ratification but is expected to influence other unions and negotiations within Microsoft, including those at Raven Software, Activision, ZeniMax Online Studios, and Overwatch development team.