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Union drops objections to Activision Blizzard acquisition after Xbox maker commits to five provisions regarding the Call of Duty makers employees

Shuler has helmed the organization for close to a year following the unexpected death last August of Richard Trumka, who had held the post for more than a decade prior to his passing.

Today the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Microsoft announced they have entered into a ground-breaking labor neutrality agreement. The agreement will apply at Activision Blizzard beginning 60 days after Microsoft’s acquisition closes, and it reflects a fundamental belief by both organizations that enabling workers to freely and fairly make a choice about union

The company says it won’t interfere with union elections at Activision Blizzard, a video game company it’s acquiring. But it’s complicated.

Ground-breaking agreement will enable a new approach to corporate-union engagement after Microsofts acquisition of Activision Blizzard closes WASHINGTON and REDMOND, Wash. -... | June 13, 2022

Microsoft has confirmed it will respect Activision Blizzard employees rights to unionize.

The accord could ease the path for thousands of workers to unionize at the game company, which Microsoft is acquiring, and addresses an antitrust objection.

Activision-Blizzard formally recognizes the U.S. games industrys first union with Raven Softwares QA team, will start bargains.

Workers United and the Communications Workers of America (CWA), together with the organizing committee of Fruit Stand Workers United (FSWU) have agreed that CWA will provide support to FSWU’s union organizing efforts at Apple’s Grand Central Station store in New York City. FSWU had originally approa

Activision Blizzard has announced it will start negotiations with the CWA union on behalf of Raven Software quality assurance employees.