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Microsoft to accept deal if Activision Blizzard admits to union

Microsoft to accept deal if Activision Blizzard admits to union

Microsoft said it would abide by any agreement if Activision Blizzard recognized the union. That’s according to a statement to The Washington Post by Lisa Tanzi, Microsoft’s corporate vice president and general counsel. “Microsoft respects the right of Activision Blizzard employees to choose whether to be represented by labor organizations, and we will honor those ...

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Activision Blizzard to reorganize Raven QA workers amid union efforts

Activision Blizzard to reorganize Raven QA workers amid union efforts

Days after Raven Software’s QA staff announced their intention to organize into the Communication Workers of America (CWA), Activision notified workers Monday that the department would be reorganized. The company announced the news on the day Raven’s QA staff returned to work after a week-long strike. “In November, we started converting our temporary workers [full-time ...

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Raven’s new “organizational shift” fractures union members

Raven’s new “organizational shift” fractures union members

image: activity That was just a few days ago 34 quality assurance testers at Raven, one of the studios working exclusively on the call of Duty series, formed the first union ever among Activision Blizzard employees. Today, management has responded to their success with some changes. As igamesnewss Nicole Carpenter reportsRaven studio head Brian Raffel ...

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Call of Duty: Warzone QA Staffers Union Within Activision Blizzard

Call of Duty: Warzone QA Staffers Union Within Activision Blizzard

Quality assurance workers at Raven Software, an Activision Blizzard subsidiary, are unionizing with the Communication Workers of America (CWA). The group called Game Workers Alliance is the first group of workers to form an entity under Activision Blizzard. Workers are urging the company to voluntarily recognize the union, which has the support of Raven Software’s ...

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Roaming in the European Union will remain free until 2032

Roaming in the European Union will remain free until 2032

The European Commission has updated the validity and regulations to take advantage of free roaming. . Good news when it comes to travel. This week, the European Commission confirmed the extension of free roaming within the countries of the European Union, which would end on January 30, 2022. And not for a short period. According ...

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Beyond a Steel Sky Analysis: Return to Union City

Beyond a Steel Sky Analysis: Return to Union City

It has been a long time since the world of video games received Under a sky of steel, a cult classic that brought in 1994 one of the great graphic adventures of the time. Set in a cyberpunk sci-fi universe, this work was developed by Revolution software. The British studio has endowed its work with ...

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The Australian video game industry is getting its own union

The Australian video game industry is getting its own union

image: Game Workers Australia Game Workers Unite Australia, an organization that was previously a counseling and support organization, announced today that it will transition to a full union early next year. In its previous form, GWUA had “supported and empowered workers to build a better games industry” by providing information and guidance to anyone wishing ...