Raven Software Workers Call Off Strike After Announcing Union: 'We Are Acting in Good Faith'
Members of the Raven Software QA team, alongside other Activision Blizzard workers, have called off their strike action. The news follows on from Friday's announcement, which confirmed that members of the QA team had officially voted to unionize.
The decision to end strike action was announced on social media by the Activision Blizzard Workers Alliance Twitter account. "Pending the recognition of our union, the Raven QA strike has ended," read a statement from the account, which then went on to thank the community for its support throughout the strike.
Pending the recognition of our union, the Raven QA strike has ended. Unused strike funds are being stored for future organizing/strike efforts.We'll post or retweet any GWU updates here. Appreciate all the community support throughout the strike!
The group highlighted it was still waiting for positive or negative recognition of its union from Activision Blizzard, but that it was "acting in good faith and asking for good faith," by ending the strike.
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The group also point out that remaining money from strike movement's crowdfunding campaign will be stored and used in any further unionization or strike efforts.
Please no not misquote here media: we have asked to be recognized under GWA, *pending* refers to pending response from leadership. Either positive or negative. We are acting in good faith and asking for good faith. https://t.co/H8dOjsaXjO
Following the group's request for voluntary recognition from leadership last week, Activision Blizzard issued an extended statement to IGN regarding the union saying that the company is "carefully reviewing the request," and that it "deeply respects the rights of all employees under the law to make
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