Schrödinger's Labor Union | On Activision, Raven, and Bad Reporting (VL611)

Activision Blizzard's year of news appearances is almost unbelievable, but perhaps none more so than the announcement that Microsoft and Xbox is purchasing them for just under $70 BILLION in cash.

But with unionization efforts ongoing across ABK, what was likely to happen in the shadow of the transaction, and why have so many outlets jumped the gun on reporting the events at Raven.

Quoth the Gaming Journalists, 'nevermore'...in Virtual Legality.

#Activision #Raven #Unions

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Discussed in this episode:

"Microsoft x Activision"
Hoeg Law Playlist
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Tweets
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Statutes
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/157
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/159

NLRB Sites/Decisions
https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/your-right-to-form-a-union
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/nlrb-adds-new-three-part-test-to-standard-evaluating-appropriateness-bargaining
https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/basic-page/node-3024/basicguide.pdf

Articles
https://www.polygon.com/22894041/call-of-duty-warzone-raven-software-union-activision-blizzard
https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-union-raven-software-activision-blizzard-s-1848399505
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88g5za/qa-testers-at-activision-blizzards-studio-raven-software-are-unionizing
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-21/activision-employee-group-forms-union-a-first-in-video-games
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-21-call-of-duty-qa-workers-vote-to-unionize

"A More Pixelated Union: A Look at the Path to Unionization in the Video Game Industry under Trump’s National Labor Relations Board"
Will Selfridge - University of Miami Business Law Review
https://repository.law.miami.edu/umblr/vol29/iss1/9/

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