CWA union slams Microsoft layoffs as "extremely disappointing"

The Communications Workers of America union (CWA) has denounced Microsoft's decision to lay off an additional 650 video game workers yesterday as "extremely disappointing".

In a statement, the CWA said that as one of the world's "largest and most profitable corporations", Microsoft could have achieved its goals for "long-term success without destroying the livelihoods of 650 of our colleagues".

Whilst the union acknowledges that organising does not "always protect against layoffs", "collective bargaining does give workers a voice in the policies that affect them, including how layoffs are handled".

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