Unionized Bethesda Montreal employees have slammed parent company Microsoft for allegedly offering laid off workers the "smallest severance legally possible without bargaining with the union." "This at least provided some solace and breathing room," said OneBGS, whose members have been caught in the 3,200 layoffs announced by Microsoft and Xbox at the beginning of July. These letters stated that the Canadians are to receive the bare legal minimum in terms of severance: eight weeks of pay in lieu of the minimum legal notice, any outstanding vacation pay, etc. A number of union workers and supporters recently protested Xbox's fifth round of mass layoffs in three years by hosting 'Save Our Devs' rallies outside key Microsoft studios such as id Software and Obsidian Entertainment. Shortly after, labor unions across the United States and Canada announced they were taking legal action against Microsoft for allegedly mishandling its latest round of cuts.