- Three days into 2023, the union has been successfully formed, with Microsoft keeping its word and voluntarily recognizing the union instead of fighting it.Over 300 Bethesda Softworks employees successfully unionized after announcing their plan back in 2022, with the "supermajority" choosing to sign a union card or go through a special terminal set up for the purpose of voting.In a press release (opens in new tab), the Communication Workers of America noted that per its stated principles, Microsoft voluntarily recognized the union.The union includes quality assurance (QA) testers from across the different ZeniMax studios in the U.S, including Arkane Austin, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, and ZeniMax Online Studios, with many working on upcoming Xbox games like Redfall and Starfield.We know this is not the end of our hard work, but reaching this milestone gives us faith that when workers stand together, we can accomplish anything we set our minds to,"said Dylan Burton, senior QA tester in Dallas, Texas."