Activision Blizzard to Negotiate Agreement With Union
June 10 2022 - 9:54AM
Dow Jones News
By Will Feuer
Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said the
company plans to engage in good-faith negotiations to enter into a
collective bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of
America.
The majority of 27 quality assurance employees at one of the
videogame company's studios, Middleton, Wis.-based Raven Software,
voted in favor of being represented by the CWA union, Mr. Kotick
said in a letter to all U.S. employees.
"While first labor contracts can take some time to complete, we
will meet CWA leaders at the bargaining table and work toward an
agreement," he said. He added that the company has made major
investments in its quality-assurance team in recent years,
including increasing starting pay and converting temporary workers
to full-time employees.
Activision, which is in the process of closing its deal to be
bought by Microsoft Corp. for some $75 billion, has been under
investigation by state and federal agencies over numerous
complaints by female employees of harassment, discrimination and
retaliation. In March a federal judge approved an $18 million
settlement between Activision and the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission over such allegations.
Write to Will Feuer at Will.Feuer@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 10, 2022 09:39 ET (13:39 GMT)
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