Another Activision Blizzard Studio Files For Unionization


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  • A group of Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) video-game employees in Boston organized a union with the Communications Workers of America.
  • The 57-person Proletariat unit filed for a union representation, including designers, animators, engineers, producers, and quality assurance workers, Bloomberg reports
  • It could mark the first gaming union at Activision comprising workers outside of quality assurance who tested video games for bugs and performance and were widely considered underpaid across the industry. 
  • In December, Blizzard Albany's game testers voted to form a union months after it began negotiating with employees at its Wisconsin unit, the first in the company to unionize.
  • About two dozen Activision unit Raven Software employees voted to unionize in May. Activision recognized the union and began negotiations in June.
  • The NLRB accused Activision of violating federal labor law by threatening retaliation against workers who use social media to discuss working conditions
  • In related news, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) faced multiple unionization initiatives in its U.S. warehouses over its safety conditions and pay.
  • Price Action: ATVI shares traded lower by 0.16% at $75.83 on the last check Tuesday.

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