Candy Crush Maker Signs Collective Bargaining Agreement, Averting Strike

The move comes as parent company Microsoft continues to cull its gaming divisions.

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Candy Crush developer King has signed a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to cover its Swedish employees. The Microsoft-owned company inked the deal with Unionen and Engineers of Sweden on Thursday. It comes only a day before workers were scheduled to strike and two days after the latest round of Xbox layoffs. The agreement takes effect on April 1, 2027.

Talks had been underway since May 2025. According to Kotaku, the sudden removal of a private doctor benefit in 2024 led employees to form a union club and discuss how they could have a greater say in their conditions. The long process eventually led to a strike notice on September 15, followed by mediation.

Before this week's agreement, King said it would not enter into a CBA. It argued that its existing benefits were already...

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