It House, May 28, according to 9to5 Mac, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard may trigger Microsoft Corp.$Microsoft Corp (MSFT.US) $The union war, because some employees recently voted to form a trade union. However, one senior executive said the company was "absolutely supportive" of the union.

Microsoft Corp's obvious attitude towards trade unions is in sharp contrast to Apple Inc's attitude.

Apple Inc trade union reaction

There is growing evidence that Apple Store retail employees are dissatisfied with many problems, the most obvious of which is stagnant wages in the face of rapidly rising inflation. On this issue, a series of Apple Inc retail store employees are taking measures to form or join trade unions.

We first learned that Apple Inc retail employees planned to unionize in February, when it was reported that groups from the two stores were preparing documents to be submitted to the National Labor Relations Board, and about six locations were in the early stages of the plan.

The flagship store at Apple Inc Grand Central Station in New York has officially begun the process, with some goals of providing better deals for employees. Similar measures were subsequently taken in Atlanta and Maryland.

Apple Inc has been fighting against trade unions, so much so that the staff group has filed a formal complaint accusing the company of violating federal law.

The Cupertino company now seems to have adopted a carrot-and-stick approach, showing retail employees a video in which retail director Deidre O'Brien shares her "concerns" about unionisation and announces a pay rise.

Approved by Microsoft Corp's trade union

According to the Engadget report, Microsoft Corp seems to have adopted a very different tone.

According to the recording of the full staff meeting of Microsoft Corp, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, said that once Microsoft Corp completes the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, he will recognize a trade union of Raven Software. Earlier this week, Raven's QA testers voted to form a union, becoming the first organized worker in a North American AAA game studio to do so.

"once the deal is completed, we will definitely support the existing[An]Employee organization, "Spencer said. "We believe that this is the right of employees and can be part of the relationship between the company and the people who work in the company."

Foreign media said that a more cooperative approach may bring the greatest benefits to Apple Inc and its employees.