Raven Software QA workers are unionising, keeping Activision Blizzard's week lively

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What a ridiculous week. Activision Blizzard came in on Monday dragging a trail of lawsuits and scandal with allegations of widespread discrimination and harassment, on Tuesday were being bought by Microsoft for $69 billion (£50 billion), and now on Friday they've grown a union. 34 quality assurance testers at the Activision Blizzard studio Raven Software, who currently maintain Call Of Duty: Warzone, are forming a union named the Game Workers Alliance. They're seeking better working conditions in the wake of Raven QA layoffs.

In a letter to Activision Blizzard leadership, the workers say that following the layoffs which started on the 3rd of December, "it has become apparent that the current working conditions have become untenable". They complain about crunch, broken trust, poor pay relative to others, an expectation to relocate for new positions, and "the continued cultural and ethical conflicts currently circulating the company as a whole."

Following weeks of strikes by many, now Raven QA are planning to unionise. The Game Workers Alliance plan to form under the Communications Workers of America (CODE-CWA) union. The public letter is signed by 28 people, though Bloomberg report 34 are onboard.

"With a Super-Majority of Raven Quality Assurance invested in our organizing efforts, we have found it to be in our own best interests to push forward with unionization," they letter says. "It has become evident that equity will never be achieved without collective bargaining power."

They ask for Activision Blizzard to voluntarily recognise their union by Tuesday the 25th, else they'll be filing for an election for the National Labor Relations Board.

Activision Blizzard told Bloomberg they're reviewing the request. They said in