Swedish developers of Candy Crush at King under Activision Blizzard have officially won a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with management, just in time to avert a planned multi-union strike against the company.

In a press release from Swedish union Sveriges Ingenjörer (Engineers of Sweden) today, the union shared that both it and Unionen had signed a CBA today after over a year of negotiations with the company, and as a result, the notice of strike against King is being withdrawn. According to the release, “The new collective bargaining agreement means, among other things, that the employees at King will have better opportunities to influence their work situation. They also gain the right to organise and to receive information in good time when changes affecting the work are made, for example in the event of reorganisations or changed conditions.”

Kotaku understands that union members at King were sent an email from management today announcing the agreement, which will take effect on April 1, 2027. In the email, leadership said it had made this decision to alleviate uncertainty, and that it would be working with the unions in the lead-up to April to adjust the agreement in a way that makes sense for the company.

In Sweden, most workers have the ability to join a trade union representing their type of work at any time, and receive certain benefits from that. However, Candy Crush developers have formed what’s called a “union club” at King in order to negotiate a more specific CBA with the company that covers their needs more thoroughly.

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