Activision Blizzard flip flops on vaccination policies as employees walk out
techcrunch.comIt’s been a rocky time for employees at Activision Blizzard as they weather sexual harassment scandals, a landmark acquisition by Microsoft and textbook examples of corporate union-busting. Then, last week, the gaming giant’s chief administrative officer, Brian Bulatao, sent an email to all U.S. employees mandating a June return to the office after over two years of working from home during the pandemic.
“Effective immediately, we are lifting our vaccine mandate for all U.S. employees,” Bulatao wrote in the message, which was leaked by Jessica Gonzalez, a former Activision Blizzard engineer and current labor organizer for the ABK Workers Alliance. “This means that employees no longer need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to return to office.”
<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>LEAKED: Brian Bulatao emailed all of ABK to talk returning to office in June. They will not be enforcing proof of vaccination. I’m sure the ‘benefits’ of in person collaboration is actually so employees organizing can be followed and monitored closely. Do not die for this company pic.twitter.com/MSOwWVYBR3— Jessica Gonzalez
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