Unions Lock AI Deployment Rights

Blizzard developers ratified a contract that requires bargaining before any AI implementation that materially changes union members' work, and that explicitly frames AI as useful only under human control and review. The deal also locks in remote-work status, expanded recall and severance protections, pay floors, crediting rules, and successorship guarantees. — This signals an emerging model where organized tech and creative workers can shape how employers deploy generative AI, setting legal and practical precedents that will affect labor relations, product roadmaps, and corporate acquisitions across the tech sector.