June 16, 2022
Thanks to an unprecedented neutrality agreement between CWA and Microsoft, if Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard is approved, workers at Activision will be able to freely and fairly make a choice about union representation.
CWA President Chris Shelton announced the agreement at the CWA Presidents Meeting on Monday. "Under this agreement, Microsoft will remain absolutely neutral if the employees covered by the agreement express interest in joining CWA," Shelton told the group. "CWA organizers will have onsite access. Instead of an NLRB election, we will use a hybrid approach overseen by a neutral third party. Each worker will be able to either sign a card or participate in a confidential balloting process to choose union representation."