Activision Blizzard Employees Move to Unionize, Launch Strike

By Sarah Needleman

A group of Activision Blizzard Inc. employees said Thursday on Twitter that they started distributing union authorization cards in a bid to unionize under the U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

ABK Alliance, which refers to Activision's three main units--Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment and King--also said it was calling for a strike and encouraged workers throughout the videogame industry to participate.

The group said it is seeking donations to a strike fund it created via the crowdfunding service GoFundMe to provide financial support to those who strike, as well as workers who were part of a recent round of layoffs at Activision's Raven Software studio.

As of Friday morning, more than $225,900 has been raised from more than 3,300 donors.

Write to Sarah Needleman at sarah.needleman@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 10, 2021 09:58 ET (14:58 GMT)

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