Activision Blizzard Staff Walk Out Following Vaccine Mandate Removal

gamespot.com:

A number of workers at Activision Blizzard walked out again on Monday, this time due to the company's decision to roll back its vaccine requirement for in-office staff.

Activision Blizzard recently announced that staff would no longer have to prove that they had received a COVID-19 vaccine in an internal email sent by Chief Administrative Officer Brian Bulatao. The email, which was leaked by employees at the company, cited the changes occurring in other businesses and indoor venues across the United States as a reason for the company to drop its vaccine requirement.

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

«Over the past several weeks,» reads the email, «we've seen businesses and other indoor venues across the U.S. lift vaccine requirements and we feel it is important to align our site protocols with local guidance.» The email goes on to ask that employees «continue to confirm your vaccination status» in Workday, a piece of employee management software.

In response to the vaccine requirement's removal, the ABK Workers Alliance, a group of employees at Activision Blizzard King, announced that employees would walk out on April 4. The group also announced that it has three demands, including an immediate reinstatement of Activision Blizzard's vaccine requirement as well as options for employees to work remotely if they so choose.

Due to the new RTO policy around no longer mandating vaccination requirements in regards to the ongoing pandemic, a group of ABK