Staff from ZeniMax Online Studios have set up a union. 

The bargaining unit has formed via the Communication Workers of America, who announced the news that 461 employees had unionised. These staff are located across California, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin and include web developers, designers, engineers and graphic artists. 

“Today, I’m intensely proud of my coworkers at ZeniMax Online Studios who are joining thousands of video game workers exercising their power to bring more stability to the industry,” said principal economy designer and union member John Hartzell. 

“Regardless of your studio, your title, or where you’re from, unions work to benefit us all."

Senior motion graphics artist Alyssa Gobelle added: “By coming together and forming a union, we’re able to take a powerful step forward in ensuring a better future for ourselves and for our families, to create protections against layoffs and workplace exploitation, and to provide additional layers of support for workers beyond what FMLA and workplace policies already provide. At ZeniMax, unions belong here.”