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Activision Blizzard has just announced that all temporary and contingent QA workers of its Activision Publishing and Blizzard divisions are being converted to full-time employees — meaning nearly 1,100 temp game testers are getting full-time jobs with benefits.
At least 117 employees staged a walkout demanding that the company make work from home an open, equitable option for employees.
The Game Workers Alliance addressed a letter to CEO Satya Nadella asking for the company's position on the matter
"Microsoft respects Activision Blizzard employees’ right to choose whether to be represented by a labour organisation and we will honour those decisions"
Raven Software's QA team sent a letter on Wednesday, calling for support from Microsoft in getting their union recognised by Activision Blizzard.