After 22 months of negotiation and regulatory hurdles, the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft was completed this morning, as the CMA--the United Kingdom's regulatory body--finally agreed to the deal. Many are reacting to the news, with the Communications Workers Of America union particularly pleased in what this could mean for Activision's workforce moving forward.

Back in June 2022--five months after the sale was originally announced--the CWA and Microsoft announced a "labor neutrality agreement" which stated that Microsoft would remain neutral if the 10,000+ employee workforce at Activision would pursue unionization. With the sale now complete, the CWA is looking forward to Microsoft keeping that agreement.

CWA president Claude Cummings called the sale's completion "a new day for Activision employees," with the pre-existing agreement serving as a major factor for that optimistic vision.