King signs collective agreement with Swedish trade unions
King has signed a collective agreement with Swedish trade unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer (Engineers of Sweden), averting a threatened strike. The agreement, reached after over a year of negotiations that began in May 2025, aims to ensure job security and greater employee influence over workplace terms and conditions, as well as the right to organize. This follows a call for industrial action by unionized white-collar employees at King, who had announced a strike for September 25, 2026.
Union leaders hailed the outcome as a significant victory and proof of the power of organized labor. Gamedeveloper.com notes this development follows recent layoffs within Microsoft's gaming division. King had previously declined a collective bargaining agreement with Swedish unions in August 2026.
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'This shows the power that comes from employees joining forces:' King signs collective bargaining agreement with union workers
King has signed a collective bargaining agreement with Swedish unions Engineers of Sweden and Unionen, averting a threatened strike. The agreement, reached after negotiations since May 2025, aims to give employees more influence over their work situations and the right to organize. This development follows recent layoffs within Microsoft's gaming division.
King signs collective agreement with Swedish trade unions following call to industrial action last week
King has signed a collective agreement with Swedish trade unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer following a call for industrial action. The agreement, reached after over a year of negotiations, aims to ensure job security and greater employee influence over workplace terms and conditions. Union leaders hailed the outcome as a significant victory and proof of the power of organized labor.
