Activision responds to Raven Software QA strikers after three weeks
Activision has finally responded to QA developers in the Raven Software studio after three weeks of continuous strike. The Quality Assurance (QA) devs on Raven Software started a strike in early December 2021 just before the launch of the new Warzone map, Caldera.
Multiple QA devs walked out of the studio as a sign of protest against some of their colleagues who were let go by Activision a few days ago.
The strike started after Activision issued its first statement and made it clear that 20 employees were going to lose their jobs. Below is the first official statement:
The strike started after this notice and went on beyond January 1, 2022. The protesters have already forwarded their demands and stated that all the employees on the roll be provided with full time positions, including the 20 workers who were fired in the first place.
However, allegations were reported that claimed Activision had not bothered to reply to the devs.
Since December 6, 2021, Activision officials finally responded to the demands of the Raven devs, and they do not seem to be eager to turn the situation around.
An Activision spokesperson has notified the media in an interview that both sides have communicated and issued the following statement:
In the next part they addressed what Activision has decided will be the fate of the Raven QA employees they fired in the first place:
Activison has made it clear that they are not going to change their stance on the matter. This might be very disheartening for the Warzone devs after almost a month of protest. The strike, however, continues and it seems like a resolution between the two parties is far from sight.
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