Published 2 years ago

Workers at 'Call of Duty' creator Activision Blizzard vote to join union

Summary by Ground News

24 out of 28 quality assurance testers at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software voted to unionize. This marks the first union at a major gaming company in the U.S. The union, the Game Workers Alliance, is represented by the Communications Workers of America. Activision Blizzard tried to block the election by claiming that any union must include all 230 employees.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

The Guardian

Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software workers vote to form industry’s first union

The vote marks a victory for labor advocates in an industry mired with allegations of abuse and poor working conditions

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Reuters

Workers at 'Call of Duty' creator Activision Blizzard vote to join union

By Doyinsola Oladipo - A small group of Activision Blizzard workers voted for unionizing at a studio that works on the popular "Call of Duty" franchise, the second victory in a push to organize the video gaming industry. Employees in the quality assurance department at Raven Software in Middleton, Wisconsin, voted 19-3 for joining the Communications Workers of America, according to a

2 years ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Associated Press News

Trabajadores de una división de Activision crean sindicato

ARCHIVO - El stand de Activision Blizzard se muestra el 13 de junio de 2013, durante la Electronic Entertainment Expo en Los Ángeles.

2 years ago·United States

Read Full Article

Channel News Asia

Workers at 'Call of Duty' creator Activision Blizzard vote to join union

A small group of Activision Blizzard workers voted for unionizing at a studio that works on the popular "Call of Duty" franchise, the second victory in a push to organize the video gaming industry.Employees in the quality assurance department at Raven Software in Middleton, Wisconsin, voted 19-3 for joini

2 years ago·Singapore

Read Full Article

CBS News

Activision Blizzard workers vote to unionize, a first for a large U.S. video game company

Microsoft, which is in the process of buying the Call of Duty publisher for nearly $69 billion, says it will not interfere.

2 years ago

Read Full Article

The Hill

Activision Blizzard employees vote to form union; company charged with ‘threatening’ workers

Employees at a subsidiary of gaming company Activision Blizzard voted to unionize Monday, the same day the already embattled gaming company was found guilty of threatening workers to not speak abou…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.