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Double Fine petitions to unionizeDouble Fine Productions, a Microsoft-owned studio, has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize with the Communication Workers of America. Approximately 42 employees are included in the union effort, which aims to preserve the studio's commitments to creative excellence and worker quality of life. Microsoft has stated a neutral approach to the organizing efforts.- Double Fine has filed a petition to unionize in conjunction with Communications Workers of AmericaDouble Fine has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize, in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America. The petition was filed on May 7, 2026, marking a significant step in the company's labor relations efforts.
- Magic: The Gathering Arena developers intend to form a union with the CWADevelopers at Wizards of the Coast, makers of Magic: The Gathering Arena, are organizing to form a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union has filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board, citing concerns over layoffs, wages, remote work policies, and workplace transparency. This effort follows similar unionization drives within the broader video game industry.
- Union accuses Apple of unlawful discrimination against represented workersThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Apple with the National Labor Relations Board. The union accuses Apple of unlawfully discriminating against unionized employees at its now-closed Towson, Maryland retail store by not offering them the same transfer opportunities provided to non-unionized employees.