Activision Blizzard employees became increasingly frustrated with the company, staging outings following the accursed reports and ax. It’s about time that ABK employees are holding an official strike and there is talk of unionization – let’s say ActiBlizz wants to stop. In an internal email, chief executive Brian Bulatao discourages employees from signing an agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) – because it’s clear that “transparent, positive dialogue between management and employees is clear.” pellet” is better than merge.
Last week, ABK Worker’s Alliance (a group formed after Activision Blizzard was sued by DFEH for alleged harassment and discrimination) set up a fundraiser to support employee engagement during downtime. This started when Raven Software employees held a walkout to protest the layoff of almost a third of their QA team, followed by walk further company-wide.
Workers Union flagged the fund as officially initiating their strike, and some employees took to social media to say they were signing union cards. In a statement for washington articles, an unnamed worker said she felt “it was the only option”.
“Do we want to work for a company with a history of not only sexual abuse and protection of abusers, but also where sporadic layoffs can strike us at any time, especially Is it as a contract QA officer? Or do I risk losing my job to try and change?” she told them.
On Friday, in an internal email sent to employees by Brian Bulato (and shared by former Blizzard developer Jessica Gonzalez on Twitter), it looks like the company is trying to warn developers about the scary “consequences” that come with joining an alliance.
I want to be clear about this: Activision Blizzard’s leadership supports your right, under the National Labor Relations Act, to make your own decisions about whether or not to join a union,” email said. When you make this decision for the future, we simply ask that you take the time to consider the consequences of your signature on the binding legal document that CWA presents to you.”
“Once you sign that document, you’ll re-sign for CWA’s exclusive ‘representative’ [you] for the purpose of collective bargaining regarding all terms and conditions of employment’. That means your ability to negotiate all working conditions will be transferred to TTK, just like the document says. ”
– Jessica Gonzalez #WeAreRaven (@BlizzJess) December 10, 2021
He went on to say that the best way to achieve their “office culture aspirations” is through “positive, transparent dialogue between leadership and employees”. Okay proposal report allegations of harassment were set aside, and staff said they allegedly face retaliation for telling their supervisor about these issues, I assume “transparent dialogue” won’t cut it.
TTK also condemned this message, speak:
“It’s disappointing to see Activision Blizzard management, having another option when they could have done the right thing, double down and continue down the low road.
“Instead of responding to workers’ concerns, they chose to make the most grueling anti-union arguments right from the union vandalism scenario. compensation to victims of sexual harassment.
“We hope the leadership will come to grips with it and see that their only viable path forward is to meet the legitimate demands from the get-go, including ensuring a long-term voice. of employees in all matters of the company.”
