From LauncherWP: Labor board says Activision withheld raises from union activists
Following the NLRB’s findings, Activision Blizzard and Raven Software quality assurance testers will continue negotiations around a collective bargaining agreement. If the workers and the company can’t agree on terms, the NLRB could issue a complaint or, in the more unlikely case that the company refuses to settle, the board could prosecute the case before a federal judge.
“It’s a very preliminary win for the union at this point. It gives them a little bit of leverage,” said Wilma Liebman, former chairman of the NLRB under former president Barack Obama, who said that unions often file unfair labor complaints in conjunction with bargaining efforts. “It’s part of their tactics, you know, hit them wherever they can, to put pressure on the company in order to reach an agreement with them and to stop violating the law.
On Monday evening, the Communications Workers of America filed an amended version of the complaint it initially made in June, alleging that the company continues to violate labor laws by keeping the studio reorganized without a quality assurance department. It added that the company withheld raises from the Raven workers and announced the withholding was due to the union activity.In May, a group of 28 Raven quality assurance testers won its bid for a union at the studio.
George, the Activision Blizzard spokesperson, told The Washington Post in a statement, “This is not an accurate portrayal of events. Although Raven QA was offered a non-mandatory opportunity to meet with Activision Blizzard leadership during an on-site visit, because some of the QA testers had previously requested a discussion with management, at no point was this framed as an opportunity to specifically address grievances. Furthermore, the offer was never taken, and no meeting ever occurred.
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