BioWare contractors trying to unionize will no longer be forced to return to the office
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#5Z1PD)
Keywords Studios staffers worked on the newest Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion. | Image: EA
The company employing a group of BioWare contractors trying to unionize has reversed a policy requiring the workers to return to the office, according to an internal email viewed by The Verge. The return to office policy was one of the key reasons the contractors, who are based in Edmonton, Canada, and employed by development support company Keywords Studios, had begun organizing. Full-time BioWare staffers are being offered a hybrid work from home option, Keywords Studios employees told The Verge.
Previously, the Keywords Studios employees that worked at BioWare's Edmonton office had been expected to return to the office today, May 9th. But in an email sent on Friday, they were informed that until further notice please maintain working...