Bethesda Union Protests Xbox Layoffs with Planned March
Unionized developers at Bethesda, id Software, and ZeniMax Online Studios are organizing protests and a strike. They are demanding better severance and transfer options for 440 recently laid-off employees. The OneBGS union criticizes Microsoft's handling of the cuts and their impact on remaining talent.
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"They want us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear" – Bethesda union members organise protest in response to Xbox layoffsUnion 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.
Bethesda union staff to march outside studios over Xbox layoffs: 'The company wants us to accept this as a done…Bethesda developers, organized as the OneBGS union, are planning a protest march across studios on July 15th to oppose recent layoffs by Xbox. The union criticizes these layoffs as a recurring issue and aims to show management the adverse impact on remaining staff and studio talent, citing significant staff reductions at Zenimax Online Studios and id Software, and the closure of studios responsible for games like Hi-Fi Rush and Prey.