[STEAM] The Elder Scrolls Online Developers at ZeniMax Online Studios Have Unionized

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A total of 461 employees of ZeniMax Online Studios have officially unionized under the Communications Workers of America banner, according to

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The union consists of web developers, designers, engineers, and graphic artists at ZeniMax Online Studios working on massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online. They are mostly located in Maryland, but are also based in various states including California, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Together, the new union will be known as ZOS United-CWA. ZeniMax owner

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has formally and voluntarily recognized the union already, in accordance with its

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"With a union, we are looking forward to collectively pushing for improvements to the workplace, including job security, protections against AI, better pay and benefits – in an industry that we’re so deeply passionate about," the union said in a follow-up post on Bluesky.

ZOS United follows in the footsteps of a number of other game studios who have unionized in recent years, especially under

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in the U.S.,

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all unionized just this year. And past years have seen workers at

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unionize as well, among others.

Meanwhile,

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, demanding that video game companies bargain with them over a fair deal granting actors protections against AI being trained on their likeness without consent or fair compensation.

Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].

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