By Sophie McEvoy
Publication Date: 2026-05-11 09:54:00
Psychonauts developer Double Fine Productions has filed to unionise with support from the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
As reported by Aftermath, the petition was filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on May 7 and requests voluntary recognition from Microsoft. The proposed union covers 42 part-time and full-time employees.
In a statement to Aftermath, the CWA said Double Fine decided to unionise “to preserve and extend the studio’s commitments to creative excellence, diversity and inclusion, and worker quality of life.”
“We appreciate that Microsoft has taken a neutral approach and agreed not to interfere in any way with workers’ right to organise unions.”
In 2022, Microsoft and the CWA entered a labour neutrality agreement following the pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This allowed developers planning to unionise to do so without going through the NLRB’s process.
The agreement expired in October 2025. Juniper Dowell, senior QA…