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World of Warcraft workers unlock 'form a union' achievement

The World of Warcraft team have formed the largest wall-to-wall union in Microsoft.

World of Warcraft( WoW) artists, designers, engineers, producers, quality assurance (QA) testers and other game developers have unionized. “What we’ve accomplished at World of Warcraft is just the beginning,” said Eric Lanham, a test analyst and Wow Gamemakers Guild member, in a statement released by the CWA. The crew staged a walkout at its Irvine, California headquarters over a lawsuit filed by the state’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) alleging the company was a “breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.” The CRD later withdrew all allegations of systemic sexual harassment, and Activision Blizzard reached a settlement of $54.8 million relating to pay and promotion disparities.

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