Dragon Age: Dreadwolf QA Testers Unanimously Vote To Unionize

gamespot.com:

Quality assurance testers in Edmonton, Canada who have provided support on BioWare games like Mass Effect Legendary Edition and the upcoming Dragon Age: Dreadwolf have formed Canada's first video game labor union.

All 16 contractors, who are employed through a contracting company called Keywords Studios, voted in support of unionizing on June 6. The formation of the union, KWS Edmonton United, came after Keyword Studios stated contractors would be required to return to BioWare's Edmonton office starting on May 9, as well as a response to low pay. Keywords Studios did eventually shelve its back-to-office requirement, but KWS Edmonton United workers are hoping to use the union to increase pay for QA contractors at the company above its current base rate of about $13 an hour.

BREAKING! We’ve received the results of our vote count and we have UNANIMOUSLY voted 16-0 and will be forming a union. More details incoming, so follow for updates. ✊

KWS Edmonton United will now start bargaining with Keywords Studios over benefits and pay. According to an email seen by Kotaku, KWS Edmonton gave thanks to the «brave workers across North America who are fighting for a better workplace,» and pledged solidarity with workers looking to unionize.

KWS Edmonton is the latest video game union to form in the past few weeks, with QA testers at the Activision Blizzard owned Raven Software also recently voting to unionize. The organization of Raven QA testers, who provide support for the Call of Duty franchise, came in the wake of numerous QA testers being laid off by Activision Blizzard and in response to low pay. That resulted in a month-long strike by members of the Raven QA team. Activision Blizzard recently converted over 1,000 QA workers