Another Activision Blizzard Studio Files For Unionization

A group of Activision Blizzard, Inc ATVI video-game employees in Boston organized a union with the Communications Workers of America.
The 57-person Proletariat unit filed for a union representation, including designers, animators, engineers, producers, and quality assurance workers, Bloomberg reports.
It could mark the first gaming union at Activision comprising workers outside of quality assurance who tested video games for bugs and performance and were widely considered underpaid across the industry.
In December, Blizzard Albany's game testers voted to form a union months after it began negotiating with employees at its Wisconsin unit, the first in the company to unionize.
About two dozen Activision unit Raven Software employees voted to unionize in May. Activision recognized the union and began negotiations in June.
The NLRB accused Activision of violating federal labor law by threatening retaliation against workers who use social media to discuss working conditions.
In related news, Amazon.com Inc AMZN faced multiple unionization initiatives in its U.S. warehouses over its safety conditions and pay.
Price Action: ATVI shares traded lower by 0.16% at $75.83 on the last check Tuesday.