
A group of Activision Blizzard employees is demanding union recognition
CNN
Workers at an Activision Blizzard-owned game studio announced plans on Friday to form what would be the first union at the troubled gaming company.
A group of quality assurance workers at Raven Software who largely work on the wildly popular "Call of Duty" series said they have garnered enough support to form a union called the Game Workers Alliance after weeks of tensions with Activision Blizzard (ATVI) over recent layoffs. The organizers are working with the Communication Workers of America (CWA) on their effort.

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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











