Activision Blizzard cannot go against the will of its employees and recognizes Raven’s unity

This puts an end to several months of barriers that Activision refused to recognize its employee group.

It all started with a wave of layoffs at Raven Software, a studio involved in the development of several Call of Duty games. After that, the employees soon planned a union that nevertheless managed to get along without Activision Blizzard’s approval. A few weeks have passed since this incident, and it seems that the holding changed his mind According to a statement released by the company’s CEO, Bobby Kotick himself.

With the end of the voting, we will enter into bona fide negotiations.Bobby KotickAs read on the Activision website that posted Kotick’s message, the company has already willing to recognize the union: “I wanted to share the news that we will start talks with Communications Workers of America for the 27 QA employees at Raven Software, the majority of whom have chosen to be represented by this union. We will participate now that the voting is over. good faith negotiations make a collective bargaining agreement.

We will meet with the CWA to come to an agreement that captures the success of all our employees.Bobby Kotick“While initial employment contracts may take some time to complete, we will meet with CWA leaders at the bargaining table to come to an agreement that ensures the success of all our employees and further strengthens these commitments. creating the best in the industrycreating more of a workplace welcoming and inclusiveand improve our ability to deliver world class games For our players” continues.

With this, Activision Blizzard relays some of the measures taken in recent months: “We started this process after making significant investments in our quality assurance team members over the past two years. significant increase in starting salary for the conversion of quality control specialists and more than 1,100 temporary and contingent workers into full-time positions.

Bobby Kotick’s message continues: “We’ve also expanded access to performance bonuses and learning and development opportunities for quality control workers.” “We’ve also more seamlessly integrated QA into the game development process and increased the resulting collaboration. best products our players and more luck for our teams.”

In this way, the new alliance can now celebrate Activision Blizzard’s acceptance and begin negotiations that lead to greater stability and success. various improvements for their peers. It’s also worth noting that Bobby Kotick’s company changed its mind after learning that Xbox would recognize this group of workers as soon as the Activision Blizzard acquisition is finalized.