{"id":3791,"date":"2026-07-08T17:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:08:37","slug":"union-video-game-workers-extremely-disappointed-with-xbox-leadership-following-layoffs-gaming-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3791","title":{"rendered":"Union Video Game Workers \u2018Extremely Disappointed\u2019 With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nMicrosoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by Communications Workers of America.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3790\">Michael J. Fox Lands Emmy Nom for \u2018Shrinking\u2019 After Ending His Six-Year Acting Retirement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe workforce reduction comes in addition to what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the \u201cmost significant restructure\u201d in the Microsoft division\u2019s history. Microsoft announced approximately 4,800 total job cuts across the company Monday, including the 1,600 Xbox employees.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWhen Microsoft sought to grow its video game division, corporate executives made an agreement with video game workers and their union, CWA, to respect their right to organize for a new day for workers across Microsoft\u2019s video game studios,\u201d said CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. \u201cAlthough our union signed neutrality agreements with Microsoft, we have been extremely disappointed by a company that has slow-walked our members at the bargaining table, making CWA members wait for the protections of a union contract. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cBut make no mistake \u2013 whether our members have a contract in hand, or are still at the bargaining table, CWA members at Xbox have the power and protection of union membership,\u201d Cummings Jr. continued. \u201cWhen Microsoft decides to treat the workers who built Xbox as expendable, it should know who they\u2019re dealing with. This is not just a fight with the thousands of workers across Xbox; it\u2019s a fight with each and every member at CWA \u2014 hundreds of thousands of people strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMore than 3,500 Xbox workers have formed unions with CWA since 2022, when Microsoft agreed to a neutrality framework that allowed workers to make that choice.\u00a0Now, bestselling Xbox games like \u201cDoom,\u201d \u201cQuake,\u201d \u201cElder Scrolls\u201d and \u201cFallout\u201d are made with union-represented labor.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3788\">\u2018Evil Dead Burn\u2019 Review: The Gonzo Comedy Is Gone, but the Series\u2019 Sixth Entry Is an Effective Piece of Gross-Out Guignol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSee more gaming news from this week below.<\/p>\n<h2>\n<strong>LIVE EVENTS<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>\n\tiam8bit and SEGA of America announced the 35 Years of Speed: The Sonic Art Exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe exhibitions will take place Sept. 4\u20136 during PAX West in Seattle and Sept. 26\u201327 in Los Angeles. Each will showcase original works from more than 30 artists reimagining iconic moments, characters and worlds from Sonic\u2019s history, alongside artwork from SEGA\u2019s archives.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe gallery will also display fan art contributions to a visual compilation of the Sonic universe. A select few artists will be shown at the exhibitions, and standout submissions will be selected for a \u201cbest of\u201d visual showcase. Submissions open today.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3786\">Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Honored With Walk of Fame Star: \u2018Anybody Harmonizing, Rapping Fast, People Know Where That Came From\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[293],"tags":[851,3113,1587],"class_list":["post-3791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","tag-gaming-news-roundup-2","tag-microsoft","tag-xbox"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Union Video Game Workers \u2018Extremely Disappointed\u2019 With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup) - 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