{"id":31532,"date":"2022-05-23T21:10:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T21:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/activision-employees-win-unionization-vote"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:05:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:05:43","slug":"activision-employees-win-unionization-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/activision-employees-win-unionization-vote","title":{"rendered":"Activision employees win unionization vote – First major union in US video game industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raven Software (owned by Activision) employees who regulate quality assurance on Call of Duty Warzone<\/a> voted Monday in favor of forming a union. Back in April, almost 30 individuals mailed ballots to the National Labor Relations Board which led to an official count on Monday.<\/p>\n

Nineteen of the workers voted in favor of unionization, with only three votes against the formation of the union. The group will be titled Game Workers Alliance and will move into contract negotiations with Activision Blizzard shortly. Though it should be noted that  Microsoft still plans to acquire the Activision label as part of a $68.7 billion deal. Here’s what everyone is saying about the monumental vote.<\/p>\n

Activision’s recent legal troubles and lawsuit<\/h2>\n
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Activision Blizzard has found themselves in hot water recently as sexual misconduct has been alleged. (Picture: Activision Blizzard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back in July of 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing officially filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. The lawsuit alleged that Activision Blizzard allowed, and at times encouraged sexual misconduct towards some of their female employees.<\/p>\n