Cecilia D'Anastasio, 27 December 2022, Bloomberg.com

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>(Bloomberg) -- A group of Activision Blizzard video-game employees in Boston said Tuesday they’re organizing a union with the Communications Workers of America.

>The 57-person Proletariat unit that’s filed for a union representation includes designers, animators, engineers, producers and quality assurance workers, according to a statement.

>Irvine, California-based Activision acquired Proletariat and its 100 workers in June, 2022 to aid in its World of Warcraft franchise.

>The organization will be the third this year at Activision — workers at the gaming giant’s Raven Software first organized a union in January this year, while those at Blizzard Albany voted to unionize in December.

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>“Earlier this year, when we heard that Blizzard was planning to acquire Proletariat, we started to discuss how we could protect the great culture we have created here,” Proletariat software engineer Dustin Yost said in an emailed statement. “By forming a union and negotiating a contract, we can make sure that we are able to continue doing our best work and create innovative experiences at the frontier of game development.”

>Activision Blizzard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Further reading:

Proletariat workers become third group of Activision Blizzard workers to form union with Communications Workers of America, 27 December 2022, https://cwa-union.org/proletariat_joins_communications_workers_of_america_union