Warzone quality testers pressure Activision with new union Pexels \/ ActivisionCall of Duty: Warzone\u2019s striking quality testers are now pressuring Activision Blizzard to meet demands by forming a union. Raven Software\u2019s QA team is giving management five days to recognize their union before taking things to the federal government. Call of Duty: Warzone\u2019s management drama has been well-documented over the past months. From Activision Blizzard\u2019s overarching \u2018frat-boy culture\u2019 lawsuit to Warzone studio Raven Software\u2019s striking Quality Assurance testers, the company\u2019s internal issues were spotlighted prior to Microsoft\u2019s shock acquisition. Now, the Raven QA team\u2019s labor dispute appears to be reaching a turning point. While Warzone continues to be marred by bugs and gameplay issues, the studio\u2019s striking quality team is pushing forward into unionization (as revealed by the CWA). Having earned enough signatures for a majority, the QA department is forming the Game Workers Alliance union. They\u2019re now waiting for management to formally recognize their unionization. Warzone quality testers form new union QA Testers at Raven Software asked to be a recognized union within Activision Blizzard pic.twitter.com\/jWKlNEOcjR \u2014 Dexerto (@Dexerto) January 21, 2022 Among the reasons for forming their union, the GWA referenced \u201crecent layoffs, excessive overtime, low pay, expectation to relocate and allegations of toxic corporate culture at their parent company\u201d (per the Washington Post). The aforementioned layoffs are also the origin of the ongoing strike, which began back in early-December. If Activision Blizzard do not voluntarily recognize the union by the end of January 25, the GWA is prepared to \u201cfile for a union election through the National Labor Relations Board.\u201d This would entail working with the federal government to institute collective bargaining. \u201cWe formed @WeAreGWA because my colleagues and I want to have our voices heard and we want to see changes that reflect the wants and needs of both the gaming community and the workers who create these incredible products.\u201d \u2013 Brent Reel, QA Lead at Raven.https:\/\/t.co\/WLwYxl2TKw \u2014 CWA (@CWAUnion) January 21, 2022 Speaking about the decision, Raven\u2019s QA lead Brent Reel explained that \u201cwe want to see changes that reflect the wants and needs of both the gaming community and the workers who create these incredible products.\u201d So far, Activision have yet to respond to any of the demands and complaints. Further, the CWA has accused them of \u2018using surveillance and intimidation tactics, including hiring notorious union busters, to silence workers.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Warzone quality testers pressure Activision with new union Pexels \/ ActivisionCall of Duty: Warzone\u2019s striking quality testers are now pressuring Activision Blizzard to meet demands by forming a union. Raven Software\u2019s QA team is giving management five days to recognize their union before taking things to the federal government. Call of Duty: Warzone\u2019s management drama […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}