HUGE WIN for Video Game Unions at NLRB | Raven QA vs Activision (VL664)

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just handed the proposed Raven Software QA union its first big win...and it might not just be limited to Activision.

Labor relations are a real Warzone...in Virtual Legality.

#Activision #Raven #Union

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:05 Foundational Principles (Bargaining Units)
08:30 The NLRB Decision - Overview
13:20 The NLRB Decision - How Raven Operates
20:44 The NLRB Decision - What QA Does
30:04 The NLRB Decision - Legal Analysis (Balancing Test)
50:20 Calling an Election (Appeals)
53:46 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

H/T:
https://twitter.com/bluspacecow/status/1517782292202098688

PLAYLIST
"Activision Under Fire: A Legal View"
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9PBxr5dNcoQLh2erIt2XrZ

NLRB ACTIVISION DOCKET
https://www.nlrb.gov/case/18-RC-289570

LABOR LAW
https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/basic-page/node-3024/basicguide.pdf
https://repository.law.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1374&context=umblr
https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/interfering-with-employee-rights-section-7-8a1
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/102.67

THE NLRB DECISION
https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d45836fc2e4

ARTICLES AND TWEETS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/01/21/activision-blizzard-union-game-workers-alliance/
https://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1485799764033740805
https://www.theverge.com/23015299/activision-blizzard-raven-software-unionizing-employees-qa-raises
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037874/raven-software-qa-employees-union-election-activision-blizzard-nlrb

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