Raven Software
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US labor board says Activision retaliated against unionizing QA
NLRB says limiting pay raises to non-union QA testers was in retaliation for union activity
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Activision Blizzard recognises Raven QA testers' union and will begin negotiations
CEO Bobby Kotick confirms what he is legally obligated to do, pledges good faith negotiations
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Phil Spencer to recognize Raven's union once Activision Blizzard merger is done
Report adds that Microsoft currently has no relationship with either the Communication Workers of America, or Gamer Workers Alliance
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Raven Software QA group becomes the first US major video game union
Update: Activision Blizzard responds to vote, says decision affecting entire studio "should not be made by 19 Raven employees"
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NLRB says that Raven Software QA group is eligible for union election
Agency rejects Activision Blizzard's earlier objection and says group of 21 is enough as a bargaining unit
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Microsoft "will not stand in the way" if Activision Blizzard recognises Raven Software's union
The Game Workers Alliance addressed a letter to CEO Satya Nadella asking for the company's position on the matter
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US senator warns Bobby Kotick about undermining unionisation
"I urge you and the management at Raven Software to negotiate in good faith with the workers," she said
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Activision QA VP: Unions could “hurt our ability to create great games”
Internal message from Christian Arends seems to discourage unionisation across publisher's studios
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Raven unionisation plans continue without Activision Blizzard recognition
Publisher did not respond to workers' request, says it will respond to National Labor Relations Board petition
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Raven Software announces structural changes among staff
QA workers are to be embedded within each department, which could potentially jeopardise their unionisation
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Raven QA strike ends following unionisation vote
Crowdsourced strike fund will be saved for future efforts
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Raven Software strike continues as staff report no response from Activision management
Update: Activision says "Raven leadership has engaged in dialogue with its staff to hear concerns"
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More Activision Blizzard staff join walkout
QA testers in California, Texas, and Minnesota add to protest of laid off Raven Software contractors
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Raven Software staff to protest layoffs of QA workers
Employees to walk out in support of laid off contractors, demand publisher re-hire them as full-time employees
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Activision studios deny "heavy-handed" corporate atmosphere
Raven, Vicarious Visions and High Moon support parent company's approach to developers
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Layoffs at Singularity studio Raven Software
Another round of redundancies at internal Activision studio following completion of latest title
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Raven lays off staff following release of Wolfenstein
Internal Activision team in US suffers cutbacks following latest release
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