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ZeniMax workers union votes to authorize a strike against Microsoft over stalled contract negotiations | After nearly two years of negotiations, a contract agreement still hasn't been reached.


After nearly two years of negotiations, a contract agreement still hasn't been reached.

"Our in-house contractors have been working on minimal wages with no benefits, including no paid sick time," union member and associate QA tester Aubrey Litchfield said. "Our quality assurance team is an integral part of our business and is key to our ability to deliver games our players will love," a Microsoft spokesperson said. "We have presented a package proposal that we believe is fair—if accepted it would result in immediate compensation increases, even more robust benefits and is in alignment to the company’s hybrid model of 3 days in office.

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