ZOS United-CWA

Welcome!!

From all of us at One Blizzard United, THANK YOU for an incredible BlizzCon!

Billy put decades of his life into a career in game development. Now, he questions if he can continue to weather an industry that is becoming increasingly hostile to its workers. Follow the link in our bio to demand better of employers like Microsoft and #SaveGameWorkers.

Shanah Tovah!

Support the Rockstar workers who were unjustly fired, and those that remain! A victory here could change the course of the whole industry!

So Xbox has plenty of money to pick up a Kojima game, but not for their workers? 🤔

Guaranteed remote and hybrid protections. Salary increases. Recall rights to open positions 14 months after a layoff anywhere in Blizzard. Massive congratulations to the units at Blizzard for securing these rights (and more) in their historic contract! A win for one is a win for all ✊

The 40 hour work week. Compensation for overtime. The right to organize and strike. These were not inherent rights given to all in the US and Canada. They were fought for by the courageous workers who came before us. On Labor Day, we remember how far we've come, as well as our fight left ahead.

Workers at BattleAxe Digital have formed a union with CWA! cwa-union.org/news/release...

When leadership makes poor decisions and tries to fix them with layoffs, they don't just hurt devs like Anelise. They hurt our players and our games, and never pay the price themselves. Join us to #SaveGameWorkers and gaming overall by using the link in our bio to make your voice heard.

You may have heard ESO’s great-looking Warden Refresh got delayed. You may not have heard who was among those bringing it to life. Christina Cornett, Senior Concept Artist, worked on the storyboards, and Vincent Wong, Senior Animator, worked on the animations. Microsoft laid them off on July 6

Listen, all we're saying is these companies are doing a REALLY good job convincing people that unionizing is actually the way to go.

i want games made by people who get to keep their jobs

Devs like Marie want to make great games. But with the sword of layoffs poised over our heads, we are forced to split our attention between our work and the campaign to save our industry. #SaveGameWorkers by going to the link in our bio and telling Microsoft to take bargaining seriously.

Our union in the news today! From The Guardian, read interviews from our members on the impact of XBOX's mass lay-offs. With 1,600 more to come, we must act now to protect the future of the games industry. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9m32f5

Developers like Ruben care about making games players can enjoy for years and improving with every update and future release. You can support devs like Ruben by using the link in our bio to #SaveGameWorkers.

Even with over 17 years of experience in AAA games, Kitty was laid off on July 6th. Making profitable games doesn’t spare developers from mass lay-offs; only fighting for their protections will. Help us #SaveGameWorkers by going to the link in our bio and tell Microsoft to stop killing our games.

When we fight, we win! ✊

Last week, hundreds of CWA members, video game workers, community organizations, and local labor allies held Save Our Devs rallies in the U.S. and Canada to call out layoffs and corporate greed across the industry and to demand fair first contracts across Microsoft’s gaming studios!

When you get lay off devs who care about the games they make, you tear out a studio's heart. Stephanie was part of that heart, loving the Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises. We won't let corporations destroy us from the inside out. Join us to #SaveGameWorkers by going to the link in our bio!

Last week, CWA members at Noble Knights Games reached a tentative agreement with the company, which, if ratified, would secure improvements in wages, performance pay, benefits, scheduling, time off, & workplace protections. Members achieved these gains without a single concession!

Just shy of a 4 year work anniversary on The Elder Scrolls Online, Kevin was laid off alongside 1,600 Xbox developers. Without our labor, there are no games. #SaveGameWorkers and remind Microsoft who it was that actually built their gaming legacy: shorturl.at/5ruBE

Texas union game developers are fighting for a fair contract!  If you love these games, boost the Xbox Player Voice post calling for an end to layoffs here: tr.ee/supportxboxworkers @cwaunion.bsky.social

everyone was fired up and the speakers were righteous - and we even had enthusiastic support from passerby and nearby workers! a light breeze was merciful and we had lots of refreshments, plus kept the march to a reasonable length but went twice.

we marched in the heat, we marched in the rain. we'll march in wind, we'll march in ice. we'll always be ready to remind Xbox and Microsoft leadership that we make the games and the money, while all they seem to make is mistakes. they can't reinvent a business they don't understand. #SaveOurDevs

I'm at it again

Aw dang we cropped out my favorite sign from the Minnesota rally

Check out some of the excellent signs made by our members for the rallies! Not all of them ended up in the press coverage, but these are too good not to share 😁

Today, game workers and allies are taking action at Save Our Devs actions across the US and Canada to call out layoffs and corporate greed in the industry and to demand fair first contracts across Microsoft’s gaming studios.

today's rally in Austin, TX to protest XBox layoffs & support union bargaining. it was 100F, but members of @cwaunion.bsky.social, @videogameworkers.bsky.social, Activision, @zosunited.bsky.social, @bethesdaunion.bsky.social, ZSSU, the city council's Mike Siegel & AFL-CIO's Ana Gonzalez showed up!

Come join us tomorrow- we are bringing snacks! Texas sites are going to reach 100 degrees- prep for heat

This is stunning, amazing work and has already materially helped several of our members. Thank you so much UVW!! To our fans who donated, you are helping devs at the hardest part of their careers- thank you, thank you, thank you 💜

Xbox layoffs did not remove "14 layers of management"; they removed talented on-the-ground developers like Griffin who were hard at work on Bethesda's next great title. Join us and #SaveGameWorkers by telling Microsoft leadership to stop downsizing development teams (link in bio)

games don't get made without us, and we deserve better. if you were laid off, please check out the hardship fund by @videogameworkers.bsky.social: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun...

Now we want to make a kaiju-sized Scabby tromping around Tamriel 😁

Why did Bobby Libby, a community content manager, come out to the Save Our Devs rally in July? Because Microsoft has shown they only have one plan to manage their own poor choices - layoffs. We'll be fighting again on August 18th across the country. #saveourdevs #savegameworkers

Please go read the whole thread from our UVW sister union:

These 1,600 layoffs aren't just a number; they represent 1,600 real people who were on the ground supporting your favorite games. Stories like Becky's are commonplace in the modern games industry - but they don't have. Tell Microsoft to #SaveGameWorkers by going to the link in our bio!

When massive corporations lay off foundational team members like Ching, they tear out the soul of a team. It is up to all of us to protect video games and it starts with the real people who make them. #SaveGameWorkers and tell Microsoft to correct course on these layoffs (link in bio).

“The Elder Scrolls VI: Laid Off” Brought to you by the developers XBOX laid off last month.

Come see us!

Without game developers, there are no video games. Join us across nine cities next Tuesday, August 18th, as we rally for the rights of workers in the games industry. All allies welcome - when we fight boss battles together, WE WIN! ✊ Details: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

Pay no attention to the rat. Instead, let me tell you how big and great Elder Scrolls 6 is. Please stop looking at the rat. Please.

SCABBY FANART @bethesdaunion.bsky.social

NEW: CWA union members have inflated a giant rat and deployed a wall of red flags representing laid off Xbox workers outside the Bethesda office in Rockville. The protest was timed to coincide with a visit from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who is apparently at the studio today.

Today at HQ, we had special guests from Microsoft leadership. We refuse to let executives forget what game studios are actually made of: their workers. As welcome gift, we placed hundreds of flags outside, honoring all of the game workers who have been laid off by Microsoft in 2026 (so far).

Game developers like David want to make games for adventurers like you - but they can't do if their colleagues keep getting arrows to the knee. The future of video game development belongs to you, hero. #SaveGameWorkers and tell Microsoft how these layoffs impact the worlds you love (link in bio).

Developers like Eric just want to make games that enrich player's lives. But too often, multi-billion dollar companies like Microsoft, Sony, and EA want to enrich shareholders via layoffs. #SaveGameWorkers and tell these companies to stop treating game developers as disposable: shorturl.at/5ruBE