Blizzard Workers Ratify First Microsoft Union Contract

Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Entertainment workers voted to ratify their first union contract with parent company Microsoft. The agreement consolidates Blizzard's smaller unions into three larger bargaining units. The contract establishes new worker protections on issues including generative AI, crediting, remote work, and layoffs. It acknowledges AI tools may support human creativity but remain subject to human control and review.