"They want us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear" – Bethesda union members organise protest in response to Xbox layoffs
Union members at Bethesda Game Studios, Id Software, and ZeniMax Online Studios are organizing protests and a strike in response to recent layoffs affecting 440 employees. The OneBGS union accuses Microsoft and Bethesda of attempting to circumvent bargaining obligations by framing the cuts as an 'entrepreneurial change.' They are demanding preferential transfers, stronger severance packages, and recall rights for affected workers.
- Entities
- Company: id Software
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: OneBGS
- Topic: Layoffs
- Topic: Labor Relations
- Company: Bethesda
- Topic: Unionization
- Company: ZeniMax
- Company: Xbox
- Person: Jill Braff
- Company: ZeniMax Online Studios
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