NLRB says Activision Blizzard illegally surveilled employees during a walkout
engadget.comActivision Blizzard is facing yet another complaint by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The labor agency has “found merit with several elements of the unfair labor practice charges filed by the Communications Workers of America (CWA)” on behalf of the company’s workers, the union has told Engadget.
This particular case pertains to the CWA’s accusations that the game developer illegally surveilled workers when they walked out in July last year to protest the lack of gender equality in the company, the overturning of Roe v.
Wade, as well as Activision Blizzard’s alleged union-busting practices. The NLRB found after an investigation that the company broke labor laws by using managers and security staff to monitor workers during the walkout.
In addition, the labor board found merit in the CWA’s accusation that the developer threatened to cut off workers’ access to an internal chatroom where they discussed their pay, hours and overall working conditions.
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