Raven Software QA Officer to petition NLRB for Coalition to vote after Activision Blizzard Snub

Raven Software QA testers will formalize their alliance without Activision Blizzard’s recognition.

Prominent QA employees from Raven Software filed for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board after Activision Blizzard ignored their request to be recognized as a union. As reported by Washington Post, Activision Blizzard has set a deadline of 6pm EST on January 25th for official recognition Recently established game workers union (GWA) as a union, a deadline passed without word from the publisher.

As such, the GWA is currently trying to formalize the alliance without Activision Blizzard’s recognition through the NLRB, which the team was able to do due to the majority of Raven Software’s QA department. By winning a 50 percent +1 majority, the vote will force Activision Blizzard to discuss working conditions as well as other GWA requirements that can be found on Game Workers Union Twitter account.

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In a statement from Activision Blizzard following the GWA’s petition with the NLRB – shared by Polygon reporter Nicole Carpenter – the publisher stated that it had attempted to “find a mutually acceptable solution”. received” with the company Raven Software to “promote the election”, but could not be achieved. a consent.

In case you’re not familiar with the situation at Raven Software, the QA department went on strike in early December due to a round of layoffs in which 12 contractors lost their jobs. The move was deemed particularly egregious given it was revealed at a time that Call of Duty Warzone had raked in $1.9 billion in earnings. Five weeks later, The strike is over provided that Activision Blizzard officially recognizes the newly formed alliance.

It looks like GWA consolidation is going to happen whether Activision Blizzard likes it or not. Since Raven Software’s QA department has such a large majority, it’s pretty much guaranteed that the election vote through the NLRB will go pretty smoothly. It is hoped that this new union will be able to improve working conditions for not only Raven Software but also Activision Blizzard employees in general.

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