- Last Friday, a federal labor agency slapped U.S. labor law infringing charges against Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) for illegally surveilling employees during a walkout and threatening to shut down internal chat channels after a union tried to organize its workers.
- A National Labor Relations Board spokeswoman threatened to issue a complaint against the company involving its subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment Inc employees based in California and three other states, Reuters reports.
- The Communication Workers of America union (CWA) sought to organize video game testers and other employees at the company and its subsidiaries following the violation of a series of illegal labor practices.
- In 2022, Blizzard employees around the country staged a walkout to protest what they said was a lack of gender equality at the company.
- Activision is already battling a 2022 NLRB complaint claiming the company for allegedly using a policy to limit workers’ social media post content on their working conditions.
- Lately, small groups of workers at Activision subsidiaries in New York and Wisconsin have voted to join the CWA. The employees in Boston are seeking to have an election.
- In 2022, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) agreed to buy Activision for $69 billion, a deal that has faced antitrust scrutiny from U.S. and European regulators.
- Price Action: ATVI shares traded lower by 0.16% at $75.83 on the last check Tuesday.
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