• @CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Seems like a win for labor, but im sure Microsoft gets theirs in the end still

    Still, a great sign of the times and good things ahead for the workers!

    • @protist@mander.xyz
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      147 months ago

      It makes sense for a company that has such incredibly deep pockets to not put up much of a fight when their workforce wants better benefits and a small raise. Microsoft seems to be relatively unique among publicly traded companies in generating goodwill by not treating workers seeking to unionize horribly

    • @fpslem@lemmy.world
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      17 months ago

      I think taking a more friendly position towards unions was also part of Microsoft’s strategy to win regulatory approval of its acquisition of ZeniMax.

  • Rentlar
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    47 months ago

    Contractors do decent work for cheap but they don’t make good games (think of how Halo Infinite was at launch). So, having full time staff is a start, and I’m glad Microsoft is smart enough to know that cooperating with unions is better for Microsoft in the long run.