Staff members of a team at American video game publisher Activision Blizzard, which distributes blockbuster (AAA) Call of Duty and World of Warcraftvoted by a majority in favor of creating a union, a first within the company.
Of the 28 voters, 19 voted and 3 voted, according to details from the agency responsible for ballot organizing (NLRB) following the counting of votes in the mail on Monday.
This small quality assurance team from Raven Software, a subsidiary of Activision, will be represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union.
Some staff began acting at the end of 2021, conducting a five -week strike after the dismissal of twelve employees.
It was the third layoff decided by employees since, in July 2021, a series of accusations of discrimination and harassment against management emerged, according to what the union recalled in a press release.
A tailor-made alliance
Staff members officially formed a group earlier this year called the Game Workers Alliance.
Our biggest hope is that our union will inspire the growing movement of workers who organize video game studios to create better games and build workplaces that reflect our values. and empower us.underlined the organization after its success.
In the video game sector, CWA also helped create unions with Vodeo Games and Paizo studios.
Activision, in the process of acquiring Microsoft, acknowledged the result of the vote, confirming in a message to AFP respect right of employees to vote for a union.
However, the company added, we believe that an important decision, affecting all 350 Raven Software studio staff, should not be made by the 19 people at Raven’s studio.
Many large multinationals, including Starbucks, Apple and Amazon, are currently facing an organizational campaign in the United States.
Source: Radio-Canada
