Bethesdy and Microsoft testers have exhausted patience, threatening to strike for the best salary – Indian

After two years of unsuccessful negotiations are employees of the company Zenimax MediaThis falls under MicrosoftReady to enter the blow. They object to a low salary and adverse working conditions.

Workers Zenimax United Trusting Plounge fall under the American organization Communication workers of America (Cwa) seeks to provide higher wages and the best conditions for approximately 300 testers working in the media Zenimax department in Texas and MarylandThis should be people who control the quality of Bethesdy, ID Software and machine games.

The internal vote is supported 94 % Testers suggest that the trade union management decides a possible strike. This does not mean that the strike will really happen, but gives trade unions a stronger position when negotiating with Microsoft.

According to the official statement of CWA, the minimum wage for testers is not enough to live in expensive cities where game studios have a registered office. Distant work This may be a solution, but Microsoft requires a personal presence in the office of at least three days a week.

Obri Lychfield, the deputy representative sharply criticized Microsoft: “We are part of one of the richest companies in the world, but we must fight for the absolute minimum. We expect fair wages, but Microsoft looks as if we want something impossible. ”

On the other hand, Microsoft stated in his statement that he was completely full of determination to reach an agreement and that he submitted a list of “fair” proposals to trade unions.

This is not the first time that Zenimax employees had to fight something difficult. For example, in 2023 they had to push the leadership to give them free copies of Starfield games – which they worked on. The largest strike of Zenimax was held in November/November 2024. In Maryland and Texas, hundreds of trade union members suffered from a lack of progress in negotiations with Microsoft from a vast release in the world of video games. They demanded the safety of work and the best conditions. From this blow photo at the very top.