Trending Now - Double Fine Employees Move to Establish a Union

WHO:

Engadget - Workers for Xbox studio Double Fine are forming a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

Aftermath - The union will include all “regular part-time and full-time employees”—a total of 42.

WHAT:

Aftermath - Double Fine workers filed a petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to form a union.

Aftermath - The workers announced their decision to form a union with CWA to preserve and extend commitments to creative excellence, diversity and inclusion, and worker quality of life.

WHERE:

Aftermath - The unionization effort is taking place at Double Fine Productions, a Microsoft-owned studio.

WHEN:

Aftermath - The petition was filed on May 7.

WHY:

Aftermath - Workers are seeking to secure union representation and have requested voluntary recognition from the company.

Aftermath - CWA has continued to organize Microsoft workers despite the company laying off thousands.

HOW:

Aftermath - Workers filed an election petition with the NLRB to secure union representation.

Aftermath - CWA has been organizing Microsoft workers and has established a direct-join union, UVW-CWA, for games workers who’ve been laid off or who aren’t employed at any specific studio.

(UPDATED May 9, 2026 13:21 UTC)

Workers at Xbox studio Double Fine Productions are forming a union with the Communications Workers of America, representing a total of 42 regular part-time and full-time employees. They filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on May 7, aiming to secure union representation and to enhance commitments to creative excellence, diversity, inclusion, and worker quality of life. This unionization effort comes as CWA continues to organize Microsoft workers, even amid significant layoffs within the company.