The Entire Raven Software QA Unionization Timeline: The Story So Far

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On December 5, 2021, Activision Blizzard laid off “at least a dozen” quality assurance contractors from the Call of Duty studio Raven Software. The team was shocked by these developments, given that many of the QA testers on the team were now out of a job after being promised increased wages and even being asked to relocate to Wisconsin.

Since Activision Blizzard notified these Raven Software QA contractors that they would be laid off, many actions have been taken by both employees and leadership, including the staging of a walkout and strike, the formation of Activision Blizzard’s first union in the Game Workers Alliance, and much more.

It can be tough to keep track of everything that has happened so far, so we’ve created this timeline of events - much like the one we created for Activision Blizzard as a whole following its lawsuit - that will help you understand the full Raven Software QA unionization story, and we will continue to update this page as further developments occur.

You can see the entire timeline below, or in the following slideshow:

Activision Blizzard laid off “at least a dozen” quality assurance contractors from the Call of Duty studio Raven Software as part of a restructuring effort at the studio. At the time, there was a ton of uncertainty as current employees told The Washington Post that even more contractors “will be informed over the next few days if they have been laid off too.”

Raven Software, which worked with Infinity Ward on Call of Duty: Warzone and developed Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War alongside Treyarch, was said to be meeting with these contractors between December 3-8 to “tell them if they are being promoted or terminated on January 28.”

Austin O’Brien, Raven Software’s associate