Candy Crush Maker Signs Collective Bargaining Agreement, Averting Strike
After more than a year of talks, the deal gives employees more say over working conditions and cancels a planned multi-union strike.
- Swedish developers at King secured a collective bargaining agreement with management, effectively averting a planned multi-union strike scheduled to begin tomorrow.
- Previously, King management declined to sign a CBA, stating the company's 'current benefits offering is better for our employees' and that its operating model was the right fit.
- Five unions, including Verenigde Ingenj and Unionen, organized the strike after Candy Crush developers at King formed a 'union club' to negotiate terms covering their specific needs.
- The new CBA grants employees the right to organize and receive timely information about company reorganizations or changed conditions affecting their work.
- Camilla Frankelius, head of negotiations at Sveriges Ingenj, credited member engagement for the agreement, which takes effect April 1, 2027, as management collaborates with unions on final terms.
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