Activision Blizzard Says Its Ready To Negotiate With Worker Union ‘In Good Faith’

After months of trying to prevent unionization within its ranks, Activision Blizzard has finally run out of legal ways to delay the inevitable. The Raven Software union was formally approved following a successful election at the end of May which Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has now publicly acknowledged in a press release saying that the company is now ready to begin negotiations “in good faith” with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

“I wanted to share the news that we will begin negotiations with the Communications Workers of America related to the 27 quality assurance employees at Raven Software, the majority of whom have chosen to be represented by this union. With the election having concluded, we will engage in good faith negotiations to enter into a collective bargaining agreement.”

“While first labor contracts can take some time to complete, we will meet CWA leaders at the bargaining table and work toward an agreement that s the success of all our employees, that further strengthens our commitment to create the industry’s best, most welcoming and inclusive workplace, and enhances our ability to deliver world class games for our players,” added Kotick.

He, however, also pointed out that they’ve improved working conditions and pay for QA staff and have transitioned over a thousand temporary employees to full-time status. Although, as we all know, these efforts were just part of the management’s plans to discourage employees from ing unionization in the first place. He also noted that they’ve come up with ways to seamlessly integrate quality assurance into the game development process, which, again, was also part of their efforts to prevent QA workers from forming a class union.

You can check out the full press release on the Activision Blizzard official site.