(MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN) – Workers employed at Experis Game Solutions, a subsidiary of ManpowerGroup, Incorporated, have voted to Unionize with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 10 by a margin of 35-to-4.

The 42 Test Associates, Software Test Engineers and Data Software Analysts that form the new Bargaining Unit in Milwaukee will immediately begin the process of preparing for contract negotiations with Experis. 

The workers, who are responsible for quality assurance and troubleshooting of newly developed games and have worked on projects including Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), Forza Motorsport (2023), Halo Infinite, and Starfield, decided to form a Union in order to address multiple workplace issues. 

Low pay, burnout, a lack of job security and unaffordable health insurance were just a few of the chronic problems in the Video Game Industry that the Workers are hoping to improve. 

The group endured an active Anti-Union Campaign by management that included mandatory captive audience meetings, e-mails, workplace postings and threats of frozen pay and promotions during negotiations as senior leadership from Experis and Manpower North America were brought in to dissuade Workers from Unionizing.

Despite the company’s Anti-Union efforts, Experis Workers remain steadfast in their effort to achieve a voice at work and are now looking forward to productively working with Experis management to reach a first contract that allows the company to remain competitive through fair pay, benefits and working conditions that respect the Workers’ expertise and hard work, the IAM said.

Improvements in working conditions are essential to reducing Employee burnout and to creating sustainable, family supporting jobs in the Milwaukee-area community.

“We could not be prouder of the forceful message Experis Workers delivered to their employer: that they are ready to be compensated fairly for the skills and hard work they bring to their jobs every day,” IAM District 10 Directing Business Representative Alex Hoekstra said.

The IAM is among the largest Industrial Trade Unions in North America and represents nearly 600,000 active and retired Members in aerospace, transportation, manufacturing, shipbuilding, wood-working and other industries.

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