Activision Blizzard's employees call for a walkout tomorrow in protest of working conditions and the company's culture.
. The walkout is scheduled to take place at Blizzard’s main headquarters in Irvine, Calif., tomorrow between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. ET.
Last week’s lawsuit came after a two-year investigation into the company. It alleges that Activision Blizzard has a history of mistreating its women employees, from rampant sexual harassment and discrimination, to unequal pay and relatiation. A letter distributed internally by an Activision executive refuted the charges in the lawsuit, calling them “meritless and irresponsible,” but former and current employees of Activision Blizzard have corroborated the accusations.
The walkout comes two days after that letter was first distributed within the company. In a statement, walkout organizers make a variety of demands to improve employee conditions, with an emphasis on ensuring equality and protections for “women, and in particular women of color, transgender women, nonbinary people, and other marginalized groups.
Activision Blizzard isn’t the first major gaming company to be accused of systemic discrimination and harassment. This isn’t the first time employees of a gaming giant have organized a walkout in protest of such mistreatment. This is probably the most visible worker protest against a gaming publisher, though, as it’s happening at the company responsible for such massive series as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. Clearly it’s time for some serious, structural change at Activision Blizzard.
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