From LauncherWP: NLRB ruling gives green light to Raven Software union vote
The NLRB will mail out ballots to eligible employees — full-time and part-time QA workers at Raven who were working at the company during the pay period that ended on April 16 — on April 29. Voters in that group must return their ballots by close of business May 20. The ballot count will take place via video conference on May 23.In an email to staff, Raven studio head Brian Raffel wrote that the company would host a town hall sometime next week to discuss the NLRB’s decision and “next steps.
“While we respect the NLRB process, we are disappointed that a decision that could significantly impact the future of our entire studio will be made by fewer than 10 percent of our employees,” wrote Activision Blizzard spokesperson Rich George in a statement to The Post. “We believe a direct relationship with team members is the best path to achieving individual and company goals.”
Employees at Raven primarily work on games like “Call of Duty: Warzone” and mainline, annual release Call of Duty titles. In December, Raven promoted most of its contract quality assurance workers to full-time employees; in the process, the company also laid off 12 contractors. In response, approximately 200 employees across Activision Blizzard
of the firings. In January, the remaining quality assurance workers formed a union in response to the layoffs, and requested that management recognize the union voluntarily.The NLRB’s filing, which includes a comprehensive rundown of the facts of the case, notes that “QA testers are the lowest paid employees at the Employer [Raven].” Even the pay increase to $18.
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