Call of Duty developer Reven Software has now received a contract for its union after three years of work. Reven workers unanimously voted for the game Workers Alliance-CWA (GWA-CWA) members and Microsoft to confirm their first union contract, “according to A Press release From the US Communications Activists (CWA).
The collective bargain agreement secures certain conditions for 19 quality assurance for examiners in Reven. This involves an increase in 10% wage in two years, as well as with additional increase through merit and promotion. The CWA says it is 18 months without increment and 45 months without promotion.
The contract also addresses the crunch time, “required for compulsory overtime for seven days notice, no excessive overtime on back-to-back weeks, flexible overtime flexible scheduling, and no compulsory overtime of any duration for most weeks in a quarter.”
Finally, the contract includes provisions of bridging of time working as contracts and temporary employees, defined job details, a proper promotion process, extended disability with housing and pruning safety.
After this comes “three years Organizing and bargaining, “according to QA examiner Erin Hall.” From the very first day, we made a priority to include every voice in the room, and the contract we came out with what we need-safety from wage, real career path, and burnout protection. It is a contract that actually gives importance to QA’s work. I am proud of what we have completed, and I hope it shows other sports workers who work – and it is worth it. ,
Microsoft has closed thousands of workers Several rounds of trimming In recent months, and a strategy of suspected validity in corporate playbooks to fight unions is only to remove the union task force. For this contract to stick, Microsoft has to respect the contract and the union. With that, a safe union contract is a big step for game developers.