US Labor Board claims Activison-Blizzard illegally threatened staff

Prosecutors from the US Labor Board have claimed that Activision-Blizzard “illegally” threatened staff and had a social media policy that went against worker’s rights.

On Monday, May 23, the US Labor Board said that their prosecutors had determined Activision-Blizzard illegally confronted staff trying to unionize.

In addition, they claimed the company also had a social media policy that went against workers’ rights.

Now, Activision Blizzard is being asked to settle or face more consequences.

Activision Blizzard faces US Labor Board complaint

According to a report from Bloomberg, unless the company settles, the National Labor Relations Board will issue a complaint from the Los Angeles-based regional director.

How much money Activision-Blizzard would be required to settle for to avoid having a complaint filed is unknown at the time of writing.

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The publisher has yet to comment on the NLRB’s claim.

The latest complaint against Activision-Blizzard comes the same day that the Labor Board starts to count votes from Raven Software employees on whether or not to unionize.

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Raven employees previously asked Microsoft to support unionization efforts when news of the merger between them and Activision Blizzard went public as well.