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Blizzard’s Platform & Technology workers vote to unionize

Blizzard’s Platform & Technology workers vote to unionize

Another division of Activision Blizzard has voted to unionize under the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Early today, over 400 staff from the company’s Platform and Technology department – including designers, engineers, QA testers, localization teams, and workers on Battle.net – voted to join several other Blizzard divisions to unionize. Microsoft has reportedly recognized the union. As reported by GameDeveloper, …

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Battle.net Workers Unionize As Microsoft Neutrality Agreement Expires

Battle.net Workers Unionize As Microsoft Neutrality Agreement Expires

Workers on Blizzard’s Battle.net platform have voted to unionize under the Communications Workers of America. The nearly 400 workers under Blizzard Entertainment’s Platform and Technology department have created two new unions: one for software engineers, product and project managers, designers, and others; and a second for localization, quality assurance, and customer support. The unit made up of Battle.net’s tech workers …

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Federal workers turn to TikTok to chronicle the government shutdown

Federal workers turn to TikTok to chronicle the government shutdown

New York  —  “Good morning, my fellow federal furloughed employees!” That’s the start of one of scores of TikTok videos that have been posted by federal workers in the two weeks since the government shutdown began. A growing number of affected employees — both furloughed workers and essential staffers who must continue showing up to work with no pay — …

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Video game union workers rally against $55bn Saudi-backed private acquisition of EA, with formal petition to regulators

Video game union workers rally against bn Saudi-backed private acquisition of EA, with formal petition to regulators

EA employees and the Communications Workers of America union have issued a statement against the proposed private acquisition of the company, claiming they were not represented in the negotiations and any jobs lost as a result would “be a choice, not a necessity, made to pad investors’ pockets”. The acquisition of EA by a group of private investors was announced …

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Judge blocks Trump admin from laying off federal workers during government shutdown – Politico

Judge blocks Trump admin from laying off federal workers during government shutdown  Politico Trump Administration Live Updates: President Suggests Ground Strikes on Venezuela Could Be Next  The New York Times Judge halts Trump’s planned layoffs of federal workers during government shutdown, calling them unlawful  CNN Court blocks Trump administration’s latest mass layoffs for federal employees  Federal News Network Trump admin federal job cuts likely …

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Judge blocks Trump firing workers amid government shutdown

Judge blocks Trump firing workers amid government shutdown

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Anna Rose Layden | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration, for now, from firing federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown. The order came five days after the administration issued reduction-in-force notifications to more than 4,000 federal workers. “The activities that …

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Column | 4 phone calls furloughed workers can’t afford to skip during the shutdown – The Washington Post

Column | 4 phone calls furloughed workers can’t afford to skip during the shutdown  The Washington Post Murkowski lone Republican on Dem letter to White House budget office  Politico Federal employee shutdown survival guide  Federal News Network ‘This one feels unpredictable’ | Federal attorney from Fairfax County shares advice to other furloughed federal workers  WUSA9 Some essential federal workers to receive partial paychecks, face …

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Will judge pause shutdown layoffs of federal workers? : NPR

Will judge pause shutdown layoffs of federal workers? : NPR

A woman walks past a sign on Oct. 6 indicating the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is closed as the federal government continues its shutdown. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images With the federal government shutdown now 2 weeks old and counting, a federal judge in San Francisco will weigh …

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Trump administration says 4,108 workers have been fired since shutdown began – Reuters

Trump administration says 4,108 workers have been fired since shutdown began  Reuters Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other  Federal News Network Breaking down the impact of Trump’s shutdown layoffs of federal workers  CNN Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings  AP News Democrats threaten to see Trump team ‘in …

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Federal health workers targeted in weekend firings

Federal health workers targeted in weekend firings

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration’s mass firings over the weekend, current and laid-off workers said Monday, as the administration aimed to pressure Democratic lawmakers to give in and end the nearly two-week-long government shutdown. The government-wide reduction-in-force initiative that …

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