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Group of Activision Blizzard employees votes to form the company's first union

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Some workers at Activision Blizzard have officially unionized, marking the company’s first union and the video game industry’s most high-profile successful organizing effort.

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9 articles, oldest first.

  1. Los Angeles Times

    Quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard subsidiary unionize, a first at a major U.S. gaming company (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Nineteen workers at Activision Blizzard-owned Raven Software voted to form the Game Workers Alliance.

  2. New York Times

    Workers at an Activision studio vote to unionize, a first for the gaming industry. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The new union affects only a small group of workers — 28 quality assurance workers at Activision’s Raven studio.

  3. Digital Journal

    Workers endorse union at Activison Blizzard game studio (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Quality control workers at a studio owned by Activision Blizzard voted to form a union in the first such win at a major US video game company.

  4. New York Times

    A Vote by Activision Workers Could Give Unions a Foothold in Gaming (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Employees at a company subsidiary complain about long hours and low pay. On Monday, they could vote to form the first union at a big U.S. gaming company.

  5. The Guardian

    Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software workers vote to form industry’s first union (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The vote marks a victory for labor advocates in an industry mired with allegations of abuse and poor working conditions

  6. KVIA El Paso

    Group of Activision Blizzard employees votes to form the company's first union (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Some workers at Activision Blizzard have officially unionized, marking the company’s first union and the video game industry’s most high-profile successful organizing effort.

  7. CBS News

    Activision Blizzard workers vote to unionize, a first for a large U.S. video game company (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Microsoft, which is in the process of buying the Call of Duty publisher for nearly $69 billion, says it will not interfere.

  8. NPR

    In major video game company first, Activision Blizzard employees are joining a union (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A subset of staff at the massive video game company Activision Blizzard voted to join the Communication Workers of America. The vote comes as Activision Blizzard is being purchased by Microsoft.

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