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Psychonauts Maker Double Fine Forms Latest Union At Microsoft
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Psychonauts Maker Double Fine Forms Latest Union At Microsoft

Kotaku·Ethan Gach·24 days ago
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Developers at the long-running game studio Double Fine, which was acquired by Microsoft back in 2018, are forming a union. The group, which is best known for Psychonauts and just recently released the pottery battle game Kiln on Game Pass, filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on May 7 on behalf of 42 regular and part-time workers. As first reported by Aftermath , they’re seeking an election alongside a request for voluntary recognition from Microsoft. “On May 7, the workers at Microsoft studio Double Fine Productions announced their decision to form a union with CWA to preserve and extend the studio’s commitments to creative excellence, diversity and inclusion, and worker quality of life,” the Communications Workers of America, which is representing Double Fine employees, said in a statement. “In tandem with requesting voluntary recognition from the company, workers have also filed an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to secure union representation.…

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