Activision Blizzard Faces Privacy Invasion Allegations From Workers

Last Friday, a federal labor agency slapped U.S. labor law infringing charges against Activision Blizzard, Inc 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 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.