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Jeff Strain, a longtime industry veteran and regular company founder has penned a letter urging the game development world and his own employees to unionize.
Strain’s letter comes after a week of explosive headlines driven by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard for allegedly fostering a culture of sexual harassment and discrimination.
Strain, a former Blizzard employee who worked on
Diablo II, wrote in a letter shared by IGN that none of the allegations surprised him, and he has now become convinced that unionization is the solution to these problems.
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Just over a week ago, Activision Blizzard was slapped with a lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The lawsuit, which followed more than two years of investigations into the company, alleges a “frat boy” culture that discriminates against women. Court documents revealed allegations of everything from unequal pay and opportunities to blatant sexual harassment and assault, one instance even leading to the suicide of an employee on a work trip. Now, despite not making any huge moves to meet its employees’ demands, Activision Blizzard seems ready to be done in the spotlight as it starts to shift back to “business as usual” following a week of relative silence from its assorted brands and games.