April 28, 2022
Raven Software/Activision Blizzard
Last Friday, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the Quality Assurance workers at Activison's Raven Software studio, who are organizing with CWA, may proceed with their union election. Activision Blizzard refused to voluntarily recognize the Game Workers Alliance/CWA, and has been using every procedural route possible to delay the vote in an attempt to subvert the workers' effort to have a voice on the job.
"We are pleased that after reviewing the evidence, the National Labor Relations Board rejected Raven Software management's attempts to undermine our efforts to form a union. It's now time for Raven management to stop trying to prevent us from exercising our rights. We are looking forward to voting for - and winning - our union," said the workers in a statement. Ballots will be mailed to eligible workers on Friday, April 29, and votes will be counted on May 23. They are the first unit within Activision Blizzard to form a union.