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On November 30th, Activision QA employees in Minneapolis, Austin, and El Segundo received an email announcing that hybrid work will be ended in January for QA employees.
Below is our statement regarding this decision.
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We have instituted our own Zero Tolerance Policy. We will not be silenced until Bobby Kotick has been replaced as CEO, and continue to hold our original demand for Third-Party review by an employee-chosen source. We are staging a Walkout today. We welcome you to join us.
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Today, the ABK Worker's Alliance announces the initiation of its strike. We encourage our peers in the Game Industry to stand with us in creating lasting change. For those who wish to join in solidarity, please consider donating to our Strike Fund.
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The news of Activision's acquisition by Microsoft is surprising, but does not change the goals of the ABK Worker's Alliance. (1/6)
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We have had several people reaching out and asking what they can do to be an active supporter of ABK Worker's Alliance. As employees move to sign a petition calling for the removal of Bobby Kotick, we call for our supporters to sign a petition of their own
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Bobby Kotick, Given your visible stance to bettering ABK and the working conditions within for the benefit of your employees, are you prepared to voluntarily recognize a union formed by those workers, so that they can hold you accountable to your commitments?
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Today over 500 current ABK employees and contractors signed a petition calling for the removal of Bobby Kotick as our CEO
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Under Bobby Kotick's leadership the company has been accused of mistreatment, sexual harassment, rape, and a death threat made by Kotick himself. The board is just as complicit if they let this slide. It's past time for Bobby to step down.
#EndAbuseInGaming
#ABetterABK
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"I have been tokenized, marginalized, and discriminated against,” wrote Ms. Oneal, who is Asian-American and gay.
We were all genuinely excited about Jen's leadership. To see her say, from her own mouth, just how she was treated is truly heart-breaking.
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Pending the recognition of our union, the Raven QA strike has ended. Unused strike funds are being stored for future organizing/strike efforts.
We'll post or retweet any GWU updates here. Appreciate all the community support throughout the strike!
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It's been two weeks since our walkout, and leadership has yet to embrace significant change. With thousands of ABK employees on our side, we're hard at work building a movement that will continue to take action until real, tangible change is enacted.
#ABetterABK
#EndAbuseInGaming
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Even today, Bobby Kotick is still trying to hide the scale of the problems that face the company. We invite our leadership to engage in a transparent dialogue with their workers and playerbase. This is how we begin to address these issues, by having a transparent dialogue.
Report: Bobby Kotick is still trying to hide the scale of the problems inside Activision Blizzard
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We are thrilled to announce that Activision Quality Assurance testers located in Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Texas have voted to form the largest union in the video game industry under the umbrella of Activision Quality Assurance United (AQAU)
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Today was a huge win for ABK Worker's Alliance! Forced arbitration has been removed for cases that deal in sexual harassment and discrimination. The company announced they will raise the number of women and non-binary people it employs by 50% 💙
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Due to the new RTO policy around no longer mandating vaccination requirements in regards to the ongoing pandemic, a group of ABK employees will be conducting a walkout on Monday April 4 at 10am PDT. We have 3 demands:
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Over 4,000 non-employees have signed this petition in solidarity with us calling for the removal of Bobby Kotick. Please keep signing and sharing! If it gets to 5,000 signatures, it is more likely to be picked up by local news.
We have had several people reaching out and asking what they can do to be an active supporter of ABK Worker's Alliance. As employees move to sign a petition calling for the removal of Bobby Kotick, we call for our supporters to sign a petition of their own
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We remain committed to fighting for workplace improvements and the rights of our employees regardless of who is financially in control of the company. (2/6)
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Whatever the leadership structure of the company, we will continue our push to
#EndAbuseInGaming
, and appreciate the outpouring of support we've experienced in the last year. (6/6)
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We watched in shock today as our peers at Raven lost their employment in real time. With all of our efforts to improve the lives of our contractors, this is a great wound for all of us--and an incredible break of the trust the company has asked us for. Know we stand with you.🧵
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In partnership with CODE-CWA, we've filed an unfair labor practice suit with the National Labor Relations Board:
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We will continue to work alongside our allies across the gaming industry to push for measurable change in an industry that desperately needs it. We called for the removal of Bobby Kotick as CEO in November for shielding abusers and he still remains CEO as of this writing. (3/6)
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Today workers from Raven QA are walking out for the second day in a row. They are joined by workers from QATX, QAMN, and Blizzard QA. These workers are standing in solidarity with the statement Raven QA put forward yesterday. They are using the social media hashtag
#WeAreRaven
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Come support Activision Blizzard workers in Irvine, California as we walk out to end gender inequity on July 21st! 💙
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And finally, 3 out of 4 of our original collective demands to improve the conditions of women in our workforce have not been met. (5/6)
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The strike for Raven QA is in its fifth week, and our striking staff has still not received response from leadership regarding our request to negotiate. (4/6)
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Today Raven QA, as a department, is demonstrating in protest of the layoffs on Friday. Raven QA's team is essential to the studio's day-to-day operations.
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This is unacceptable; we are more than a revenue machine. We are people, and it is clear that Bobby Kotick is not conducive to the health and safety of any human element.
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This is an incredible disrespect to the victims of harassment. You either knew what's going on and did nothing or actively admit you're not in control of your own company.
We know it's the former, so do you. Thread coming soon.
Activision Blizzard execs never knowingly tolerated harassment, says Activision Blizzard
"There is no evidence to suggest that Activision Blizzard senior executives ever intentionally ignored or attempted to downplay [...] instances of gender harassment”
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Today is the third week in which employees across the company are striking in solidarity with Raven QA in response to surprise layoffs. Having had no response from our leadership, Raven QA sent the following letter earlier today.
#WeAreRaven
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Our demands remain as follows and chief suite still fails to acknowledge them.
#ABetterABK
#EndAbuseInGaming
💙
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Today Activision Blizzard Independent Board of Directors released an SEC filing relating to the harassment and discrimination charges.
The response continues to be as tone deaf and hand-waving as every other "effort" thus far.
We're breaking down the filing in a 🧵
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We have learned from contractors across ABK that they are being forced to take mandatory unpaid leave during the holidays, putting them in immediate financial and housing crisis. Displacing workers who help create the products that generate ABK’s revenue is inhumane.
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We have just passed over 1k signatures
Today over 500 current ABK employees and contractors signed a petition calling for the removal of Bobby Kotick as our CEO
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While today was a huge win for us, we remain vigilant and continue to push for other industry practices that need to change. We still stand firm by our demand that the investigation must be done by an unbiased third party, of which WilmerHale is not one.
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We support the game awards in taking action to stand up for game developers who have been abused by their companies.
@geoffkeighley
, we call on you to use your platform to call out the issues across the industry at large.
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We have been striking for close to 17 days now with no response to our demand: those laid off from Raven QA must be reinstated. Soon we will be starting our paid holiday vacation (which was fought for by workers organizing).
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In an unprecedented show of love and solidarity, all of Treyarch's central QA has walked out. Thank you, for your devotion to your peers and bettering this industry.
#WeareRaven
#ABetterABK
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1. An immediate reversal to lifting the vaccine requirement
2. Remote work should be offered as a permanent solution
3. The decision to work remote or in office should be made by each individual employee
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The past few days have been rough, but it has strengthened our resolve to make
#ABetterABK
now more than ever. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the walkouts. Your solidarity is appreciated. 💙
Every voice matters.
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Last week more than 3,000 current ABK employees signed an open letter asking, among other things, for Fran Townsend to step down as sponsor of the ABK Women's Network. We are glad she listened, and hope that this will be followed by leadership addressing employees' other demands.
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We would like to take a moment to celebrate our Treyarch TEA colleagues being shifted to full time employment. This is something we have been advocating for a long time.
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Thank you to everyone who came out to our
#ActiBlizzWalkout
. You give us hope for the change we so desperately need. Stay tuned, we aren't done yet.
#ABetterABK
#EndAbuseInGaming
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In case this wasn’t clear, this is HUGE news!
We’re thrilled with the news and excited for what the future will hold for greater worker rights and protections in the gaming industry moving forward.
Thank you,
@BradSmi
and everyone that made this happen at
@Microsoft
.
Microsoft has entered a ground-breaking labor neutrality agreement with
@CWAUnion
that will apply at Activision Blizzard 60 days after Microsoft’s acquisition closes. Read more:
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In light of the recent attacks on the civil liberties of our employees, the employee-led Committee Against Sex and Gender Discrimination has scheduled a walk out action on July 21st, 2022 (1/17)
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This morning, J. Allen Brack announced that he will be stepping down as President of Blizzard Entertainment. We thank J. for his contributions and look forward to working with the new leadership to address our ongoing concerns.
#ABetterABK
#EndAbuseInGaming
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No one person is responsible for the culture of Blizzard; the problems at ABK go beyond Blizzard and require systemic change. We stand by our demands, and we remain committed to taking action until they are met.
#ABetterABK
#EndAbuseInGaming
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Jen, if you see this, I hope you know how much your presence meant to us in the company. You were a true leader. We hope your adventures take you to bigger and better things. You deserve it. 💙
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Standing in solidarity with the employees of Ubisoft as we work towards industry-wide change.
#HoldUbisoftAccountable
#EndAbuseInGaming
1,000 current and former Ubisoft employees signed an open letter on July 28th in solidarity with the Activision Blizzard walkout, demanding that our own management take FAR more action to end abuse in Ubisoft and the wider industry.
#HoldUbisoftAccountable
#EndAbuseInGaming
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We stand shoulder to shoulder with
@ABetterUbisoft
and call on games industry employees everywhere to join us.
#HoldUbisoftAccountable
#ABetterABK
#EndAbuseInGaming
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Thanks to feedback from some of our members, the ABK Worker's Alliance would like to clarify the scope and demands of the ongoing strike occurring at Activision Blizzard. 🧵
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For those of Blizzard QA, who have continued to walk without the certainty of pay: thank you. We know this is an incredibly frightening time to be without income, and we are grateful for your solidarity and devotion to our peers.
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Thank you to The Freedom of Information Act, for having Activision provide pay bands for Raven Software when they were trying to bust Game Workers Alliance. We’ve done a lot of peer to peer reviews and are using this data to promote equitable compensation and transparency! 💙
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We deserve better 💙
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We are devastated for our colleagues at Bungie who have been laid off and our hearts go out to each of you.
Over 6k devs have been laid off from the industry this year, more than any other year in game dev history.
How do we fix this? By unionizing.
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Today hundreds of ABK employees across the US are walking out to demand an end to gender inequity. With hostile legislation against reproductive rights and the LGBTQ+ community, we believe it's important to act now to create a safe workplace for marginalized workers.
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ABK Worker’s alliance is so proud of what we have accomplished this year with help from the community. We’ve won higher wages, holiday pay, more sick time and PTO for contracted workers. We’ve initiated a work stoppage and 99 ABK employees are currently on strike. 💙
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For 3 years, our campaign to improve working conditions within ABK through unionization has been met with resistance from our executive leadership. Now, with a legally binding neutrality agreement in place, we look forward to working with our leadership to achieve this goal.
Under the terms of a ground-breaking, legally-binding labor neutrality agreement, Microsoft will remain neutral when Activision Blizzard employees express interest in joining a union, providing a clear path to collective bargaining for almost 10,000 workers.
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Animation workers are fighting for their rights. Help boost the movement and show support by retweeting a GIF from something animated with the hashtag
#NewDeal4Animation
The world could always use more heroes!
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We are overjoyed to announce that today, ABK has declared that 1,100 Quality Assurance testers will be converted to full time employment and will receive a pay raise, effectively making their wages $20/hour.
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We've been hearing reports of people harassing our ABK Worker's Alliance members over various things. Harassment is the very thing we are trying to stop. Even if you don't agree with our message, please don't harass our members.
I feel very sad for the people who have nothing better to do but harass game devs who are trying to change their workplace culture into one that's more safe and equitable.
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Over 20,000 people have signed in solidarity with us and we are incredibly thankful for your support! Seeing the community take a stand with us makes us more firm in our resolve to create
#ABetterABK
because
#EveryVoiceMatters
We have had several people reaching out and asking what they can do to be an active supporter of ABK Worker's Alliance. As employees move to sign a petition calling for the removal of Bobby Kotick, we call for our supporters to sign a petition of their own
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If you don't wish to subscribe to Wall Street Journal, this is another good place to get the full story of what was released today.
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Almost 13k signatures on the public petition already! We are incredibly humbled by the support and solidarity showed to us by the community. Every voice matters and we thank you for using yours. Keep the petition going!
We have had several people reaching out and asking what they can do to be an active supporter of ABK Worker's Alliance. As employees move to sign a petition calling for the removal of Bobby Kotick, we call for our supporters to sign a petition of their own
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It has been 47 days since our walkout and still our demands have not been met. We deserve action and change!
#ABetterABK
#EndAbuseInGaming
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Bobby Kotick also announced he will be taking a major pay cut.
This is what happens when we work together to create a better future for game devs in our company. Together we will continue to push for other changes that need to be made so that we can make a better ABK. 💙
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Every voice matters. That is why today we are asking our supporters to continue using theirs by sharing our demands.
#WeAreRaven
#actiblizzwalkout
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This has not only destroyed the morale of our workforce, but obliterated trust in the company that has been routinely asking us for patience in improving our work lives.
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Earlier this week, the chief communications officer of Activision Blizzard King used a one way channel in Slack to send a disgusting anti-union message to 18,000 people at the company.
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If the NLRB rules in our favor, the ruling will be retroactive and we will set a precedent that no worker in the US can be intimidated out of talking about forced arbitration.
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This is a sad moment for many of us at ABK, who were excited to have a new experience with a Woman of Color heading our company. We found out during our Shareholder meeting--and wish Jen well in her future endeavors.
Blizzard co-leader Jen Oneal just told staff she's stepping down, leaving Mike Ybarra as the sole head of the company.
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On July 21st ABK Workers will be walking out to end gender inequity at Activision Blizzard King. Our message has been driven towards leadership for a year with little to no concessions.
In light of the recent attacks on the civil liberties of our employees, the employee-led Committee Against Sex and Gender Discrimination has scheduled a walk out action on July 21st, 2022 (1/17)
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“The studio hasn’t hired any women yet…we haven’t hired a woman yet to the team,” Kaleiki said. “It’s something we’re working on.”
When you need to “work on” hiring a woman despite boasting of a surplus of diverse candidates, maybe the problem isn’t women.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
NEW: ex-world of warcraft developers enlist twitch streamers to playtest a fantasy game
#ProjectHonor
inspired by "Lord of the Rings." I talked to streamers Asmongold, Mizkif, Rich Campbell and Esfand and notorious CEO, designers, investor for this story:
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The outpouring of support for us that we've seen has been breathtaking. Over 3000 current employees signed our open letter to ABK leadership. Over 500 people attended an in-person walkout during the middle of a pandemic to speak out in solidarity with the victims in the lawsuit.
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We're organizing at Activision Blizzard King and related studios because, for decades, employees have been victims of assault and harassment as well as poor labor conditions and low wages. Everyone deserves to work in a safe and equitable environment and be compensated fairly 💙
I was thinking about this today. Where are my organizers? Tell us why you do this work. Pretend it’s Career Day, except inspirational.
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Every survivor deserves to have their story heard and believed. We're sick of these abuses happening at ABK and across the gaming industry. That's why we're working so hard to enact change - to keep these atrocities from ever happening again. We owe them that much, at least.
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When terminations occurred at Raven QA, employees were told that performance was not a reliant factor. This is perfectly portrayed by the work and dedication of the employees that were let go. Several were known top performers and even team leads on the Raven QA team.
#WeAreRaven
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For nearly a year, ABK Workers Alliance has advocated for our Quality Assurance employees and raised awareness surrounding the issues they face.
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“Be mad at execs” is honestly the best advice we’ve ever heard.
If you run into an issue in the game that upsets you, more often than not it’s due to pressure from execs to get the product out the door. NO ONE in dev likes releasing a buggy product.
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We are so incredibly excited for our allies at
@WeAreGWA
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For our Industry friends, if your studios have openings in QA or other areas for our peers at Raven, we welcome you to list them in the replies here. In this difficult time, even one open door can mean a world of difference.
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A reminder that all the “major investments” that were made, were done as concessions from mounting employee pressure to try to stop unionization from occurring.
Quality of life for employees improves through collective action.
New: Activision Blizzard CEO sent a memo out today stating the company will begin negotiations with Raven’s newly formed union on a collective bargaining agreement.
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Sledgehammer Games is going back to remote work as they find a new office, a move many employees have called a "slap in the face" after many workers have been forced to quit due to Return to Office mandates.
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We believe our leadership should lead by example. Today we call on our executives and leaders to demonstrate the values that our company upholds.
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We need to stop accepting crunch as the norm.
It is unacceptable for studios to expect people to put their physical, mental and emotional well-being in jeopardy simply because studios are unwilling to make/keep realistic timelines for development.
REPORT: Sources say that Fallout 76 was a product of brutal crunch, technical difficulties, mismanagement, and poor leadership.
“The amount of people who would go to that project, and then they would quit [Bethesda] was quite high.”
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"Achieving our workplace culture aspirations will best occur through active, transparent dialogue between leaders and employees that we can act upon quickly."
We invite ABK to honor this statement. We have waited 6 days without leadership acknowledging our one demand.
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Happy Holidays to everyone in the community who has supported our organizers. And to our organizers, we hope you're having a wonderful paid holiday break, something that we all fought very hard for. We've accomplished so much this year, and we're only just getting started 🎅🎄
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On February 13th, Activision Publishing announced in a quarterly meeting that their employees would be returning to the office in April. Similarly, Blizzard announced that their employees would return to the office in July.
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We invite gamedevs from ABK and across the industry to participate with us virtually using the hashtags
#SickOfThis
and
#GameWorkersUnite
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The Activision Blizzard earnings call is tomorrow. Do you think
@BobbyKotick
will answer our call to voluntarily recognize a union before then? Only time will tell.
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ABK Leadership has shown time and time again that performative listening is their preferred method of appeasement. But we want action. We want change.
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The first issue of
@ABetterABK
’s newsletter. Workers are continuing the fight! ✊🏻💙
#ABetterABK
#EndAbuseInGaming
#abetterubisoft
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