A Better ABK? Workers Alliance Begins Activision Union Push (VL569)

It's Activision Blizzard update time again, but this time neither US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) nor the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) take center stage. Instead it's the ABK Workers Alliance (ABetterABK) who is making news, as the proto union seeks to become a bit more "union" than "proto".

The will of the employees *must* be observed, but determining that will is not a question to be answered on Twitter...in Virtual Legality.

#Activision #ABetterABK #Unionization

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Discussed in this episode:

"Everybody vs Activision Blizzard: A Legal View"
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9PBxr5dNcoQLh2erIt2XrZ

A Better ABK Twitter Profile
https://twitter.com/ABetterABK

ABK Union Tweets
https://twitter.com/ABetterABK/status/1454491290997911554
https://twitter.com/ABetterABK/status/1455240189337432064

"Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc."
29 USC 157
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/157

"Representatives and elections"
29 USC 159
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/159

"Your Right to Form a Union"
NLRB Website
https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/your-right-to-form-a-union

"NLRB Finalizes Rulemaking to Protect Employee Free Choice"
NLRB Website - March 31, 2020
https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/nlrb-finalizes-rulemaking-to-protect-employee-free-choice

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