--- title: Union workers slam Xbox for offering the 'bare legal... description: Unionized Bethesda Montreal employees (OneBGS) are criticizing Microsoft for offering laid-off workers only the minimum legally required severance — eight... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/union-workers-slam-xbox-for-offering-the-bare-legal-minimum--xbthj0fww twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Union workers slam Xbox for offering the 'bare legal minimum' | daily.dev og:description: Unionized Bethesda Montreal employees (OneBGS) are criticizing Microsoft for offering laid-off workers only the minimum legally required severance — eight... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/union-workers-slam-xbox-for-offering-the-bare-legal-minimum--xbthj0fww og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xbThj0Fww.png og:image:alt: Union workers slam Xbox for offering the 'bare legal minimum' og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Union workers slam Xbox for offering the 'bare legal minimum' **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Unionized Bethesda Montreal employees (OneBGS) are criticizing Microsoft for offering laid-off workers only the minimum legally required severance — eight weeks of pay in lieu of notice — and immediately cutting off group health benefits. This contradicts earlier assurances that Canadian employees would remain employed until September 2026 while severance was negotiated. The union plans to fight for better terms. Meanwhile, the Communications Workers of America has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB, alleging Microsoft failed to bargain before announcing the layoffs that eliminated roughly 40% of unionized bargaining unit employees across the U.S. and Canada. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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