Double Fine, the developer behind Psychonauts and Keeper, is unionising as part of a broader effort among Microsoft-owned game studios. Multiple outlets report that the studio has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The filings are dated May 7 and involve the Communications Workers of America (CWA). According to the reports, the petition includes a request related to voluntary recognition. Other Microsoft-owned studios have already taken similar steps, and one outlet places Double Fine among the latest teams to join this wave. Taken together, the coverage indicates that Double Fine is seeking to formalize collective representation through a process overseen by the NLRB, with CWA acting as the union. The reports do not describe the studio’s reasons in detail, but they consistently note the union affiliation, the NLRB petition, and the fact that the move follows similar actions at other Microsoft-controlled gaming companies.
Double Fine files for union recognition with NLRB, joining Microsoft’s growing union drive
Double Fine, the developer behind Psychonauts and Keeper, is unionising as part of a broader effort among Microsoft-owned game studios. Multiple outlets report that the studio has filed a petition wit...
- Double Fine, a Microsoft-owned game studio, files a petition with the NLRB to unionise.
- The petition is reported to be filed on May 7.
- The union referenced in the filings is the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
- One report says the filing includes a request for voluntary recognition.
- The move follows similar union efforts by other Microsoft-owned game studios.
The studio behind Psychonauts and Keeper has filed a petition to the National Labor Relations Board.
3 months agoSome good news for the day: indie developer behind the cult classic psychic platformer Psychonauts and more Double Fine are unionising. As spotted by Aftermath, a petition was filed by the Microsoft-owned studio to the National Labor Relations board on May 7th, and are doing so with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), following suit from a number of other developers owned by the tech giant. Read more
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