Over 160 Blizzard Workers in Irvine Join Union as Gaming-Industry Labor Movement Expands

Over 160 Blizzard workers in Irvine join union as gaming-industry labor movement expands

The newly unionized workers are largely based in Irvine, where Blizzard Entertainment's campus is located.

Third time's the charm, as Blizzard story team is unionising

Over the past five years, more and more teams within game companies are unionising. But more specifically, those working for Activision Blizzard are voting to unionise more often. Back in 2022, Raven Software, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard who since 2011 have either been the lead or support developer for Call of Duty games, not only voted to unionise but also won that fight too. In other gaming companies, Sega and the Communications Worker…

Workers at Blizzard’s story and franchise development team votes in favor of joining CWA union

The unionization of developers at Blizzard continues apace, as the Communications Workers of America (CWA) has announced that members of the studio’s story and franchise development team have voted in favor of joining the CWA Local 9510 union, which has already been officially recognized by Microsoft. The story and franchise development (SFD) team, which is […]