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Almost 1,900 Blizzard workers vote through a "historic" union contract securing protections against layoffs and gen-AI

Around 1,900 unionised workers at Blizzard Entertainment have voted to ratify their first contract with the World of Warcraft publisher after years of negotiations.

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Around 1,900 union‑represented Blizzard Entertainment employees have voted to approve their inaugural collective bargaining agreement with the World of Warcraft publisher. The contract obliges Blizzard to negotiate with staff regarding the deployment of generative‑AI tools in game development. It also grants workers stronger safeguards against potential layoffs. The vote concludes years of negotiations, establishing the company’s first union contract.

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