Activision Blizzard workers group vows to continue fighting for reform as it wakes up to Microsoft’s acquisition
Until Activision Blizzard changes its ways, ABetterABK will keep fighting.
Microsoft’s Big Announcement does not change reality for many people who work at Activision Blizzard. Raven Software QA staff is still on strike, Activision Blizzard is still trying to prevent employees from uniting, and although the company has lay off 37 employees, allegations of abuse and discrimination We Therefore popular that it hardly seems to make a dent.
Employee advocacy group ABetterABK has vowed to continue pushing for significant change at Activision Blizzard even as the company undergoes a significant change in leadership. “The news of Activision being acquired by Microsoft is surprising, but does not change the goals of the ABK Workers Union,” ABetterABK said in a statement. statement. “We remain committed to fighting to improve the workplace and the rights of our employees regardless of who controls the company’s finances.
“We will continue to work alongside our allies in the gaming industry to drive measurable change in an industry that desperately needs it. We called for Bobby Kotick to be removed from his position as CEO in November for shielding abusers and he remains as CEO as of the time of this writing.”
ABetterABK notes that Raven Software’s QA department is still on strike and has not yet received a response from Activision Blizzard management regarding their requests. This is in stark contrast to a statement Activision Blizzard made last week saying that it has contact with the Raven attack leader.
While Activision Blizzard has been few interruption since widespread employee abuse allegations were broken last summer, Raven strikes easily the longest interruption by far. Raven’s entire QA staff quit last month in protest of the sudden and unexpected layoffs of 12 employees deemed essential to the day-to-day operations of the department. Worse still, those same employees were promised full-time positions after moving into a new Wisconsin office — a move that Activision Blizzard refused to pay.
Microsoft stated in its acquisition of Activision that it plans to retain capable CEO Bobby Kotickhowever, The Wall Street Journal now reports that Kotick will exit gracefully as soon as the deal is complete. If that’s true, Xbox leaders hope to step in to address Raven’s demands to end the ongoing strike.
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