The Daily Populous Thursday June 27th, 2024 evening edition
Authored by gamesindustry.biz and submitted by YouAreNotMeLiar

Bethesda Game Studios Montreal has filed to unionise with the Communications Workers of America.

The BGS Montreal union announced yesterday in a thread on social media that they filed for certification with the Quebec Labour Board.

"As a union, we will strive to make BGS a supportive workplace that fosters creativity and talent," it wrote. "This will allow us to keep creating some of the best video games in the industry in the jobs and studios we all love.

"Having a seat at the table will ensure job security as well as improve transparency, accountability, flexibility, and more. We aim to make sure everyone receives fair compensation for their work and the value they provide."

BGS Montreal is the second ZeniMax studio to unionise. In January 2023, ZeniMax QA workers formed ZeniMax Workers United, with a majority of 300 employees across ZeniMax's US operations voting in favour of unionisation.

Last month, the CWA announced that all ZeniMax studio workers were covered by Microsoft's labour neutrality agreement, which both parties entered in 2022, meaning the firm is legally bound to take a neutral stance on unionisation.

ItsStaaaaaaaaang on June 27th, 2024 at 16:12 UTC »

Good for them. Hope it goes well.

Yourfavoritedummy on June 27th, 2024 at 11:38 UTC »

Good! Hopefully the overlords at Microsoft don't lose it. But I hope all game companies can unionize in the future.

kookiwtf on June 27th, 2024 at 11:13 UTC »

Good for them