Hundreds of staff from four ZeniMax Studios offices are on strike, opposing Microsoft's remote work and outsourcing policies.
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Developers at Microsoft-owned Bethesda Game Studios have voted to unionize this week, becoming members of the Communications Workers of America to get a labor agreement with Microsoft.
On what could arguably be one of the biggest shopping days of the year, workers across Europe have gone on strike to protest the e-commerce retailer's working practices in its warehouses.
Vodafone and Three have said that their merger in the UK could create 12,000 new jobs. The Unite union has warned that similar mergers have actually led to job cuts and says up to 1,600 jobs could go.
An Apple Store in Glasgow has become the first in the UK reach a formal agreement with Apple for its union to be recognised. The workers in the store first unionised in November of 2022.
Microsoft and the CWA have reached an agreement on unionisation at Activision Blizzard once the acquisition of the firm is complete. The two will also work together in other areas.
Microsoft has said that it's open to employees unionising and plans to work openly with these organisations. It comes as many workers in the United States unionise to get better labour conditions.
Amazon has won a victory over workers that were looking to unionize at the LDJ5 warehouse in Staten Island. The company is also trying to overturn a vote at JFK8 which saw workers choose to unionize.
In a statement issued to Axios, Microsoft said that it would honor a union formed by quality assurance workers at Activision-Blizzard if one is formed. It's unclear how that's progressing though.
Today, Bloomberg News reported that Activision Blizzard has refused to recognize the labor union set up at Raven Software for quality assurance workers. This will probably lead to a legal battle.
Following the creation of the U.S.-based Alphabet Workers Union, Alphabet employees have created a global union called Alpha Global. It said Alphabet no longer follows the 'Don't be evil' slogan.
The Alphabet Workers Union has been formed following years of protests by workers over various issues. The AWU said it's the ideal organisation as Alphabet responds more often to collective action.
Two Uber drivers and the App Drivers & Courier Union has taken the ride-hailing firm to court to try to learn whether the service's algorithms are discriminating against drivers or not.
Nokia has confirmed plans to cut a third of the workforce at its subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent. It comes just months after it announced that it would need to cut costs by a huge €500 million.
It seems Foxconn is once again in the public's eye thanks to the way they treat their workers. Employees are protesting for higher wages and better conditions at one of the company's plants.
A handful of Apple Store employees are trying something that is rarely heard of amongst Silicon Valley giants: forming a workers' union to represent Apple Store employees. Are working conditions at Apple Stores unsatisfactory to...
According to Computer World, things are not looking good for European fans of Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. Microsoft has decided to remove Internet Explorer from versions of Windows 7 to be sold in Europe,...
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Elections for the European Parliament were held in most European countries today, and, as many expected, Sweden's Piratpartiet, or Pirate Party, has won a seat with over 7% of the vote, according to The Local....
A European Union report on Wednesday concluded that video games can in fact be good for children, and also said that there was no definitive link between violence in video games and violent behaviour. "Video...
It is known that the European Commission(EC) is considering forcing Microsoft to bundle rival browsers alongside IE in the Windows OS. It is likely that this is based on a complaint filed by Opera which...
Microsoft said yesterday that it has received a Statement of Objections from the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission(EC). This is not the first time the EC has objected Microsoft business practices and...
The Trades Union Congress has urged employers to allow staff to continue to access social networking sites (such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo) at work, arguing that a total ban is an overreaction. Approximately 50%...
International Business Machines Corporation, the world's largest technology services company, is cutting 1,315 services-related jobs in the United States, affecting employees in a variety of areas including computer server systems operations, technology integration and management...
The European Commission has put off, for at least a year, any decision to regulate radio-frequency identification technology, according to EU Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding. In a press conference at the CeBIT...
A day after announcing it was fining Microsoft 280.5 million euros for not complying with an antitrust ruling, the European Commission on Thursday said it planned to reevaluate the merger between Sony Music and BMG,...
Microsoft Corp. looks more than likely to earn a place in history by becoming the first company to be hit with daily fines by the European Union for failing to respect an antitrust ruling.The E.U.'s...
Symantec has filed an informal complaint with the European Union over Microsoft's entry into the software security market. Last week Microsoft announced its intention to create "Windows Client Protection", a comprehensive anti-malware suite aimed directly...
The European Flags Screen Saver celebrates the European Union expansion on May 1st 2004. The screen saver displays each member state's flag in succession or allows the user to choose to display just a single...
