Raven Software QA team forms union, seeks recognition from Activision

In the midst of all the news surrounding Activision Blizzard’s abuses and the recent acquisition by Microsoft, a genuine milestone for the gaming industry just occurred. The quality assurance team at Raven Software, one of Activision’s subsidiaries, has formed the very first video game labor union at a major US corporation, which goes by the name Game Workers Alliance. This union aims to have Activision Blizzard’s leadership recognize it without attempting to break it up or retaliate against it. Game Workers Alliance has chosen to unionize alongside the Communications Workers of America, the largest labor union currently residing in the United States. So far, Game Workers Alliance has garnered the support of 78% of Raven Software’s QA team, at least according to an anonymous representative of the union who spoke to Polygon.   A constantly-evolving situation The formation of this union comes as Raven Software’s QA employees continue their strike tha…